Sticking out of the wood and flowing in the water were two “unusual,” feather-like creatures attached to the rotting material ...

The research offers new insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane ...

With ear-like fins that flap gracefully through the water, the Dumbo octopus in this YouTube video looks like it waltzed ...

Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off the U.S. West Coast that ...

deep water. Blob sculpins are found from the Bering Sea to California. They are carnivores and eat whatever sea animals they can find on the ocean floor, like crustaceans, mollusks, and other ...

Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of ...

Three newly-discovered species of deep sea 'spiders' farm methane-eating bacteria on their own bodies in a symbiosis quite ...

We know surprisingly little about the deep ocean or the strange creatures that live there. These unusual animals have evolved ...

Scientists on a research expedition in the Southern Ocean captured the first footage of a living Gonatus antarcticus squid.

While the Sericosura spiders are the first of their kind caught feeding on methane-fueled microbes, they’re not alone in ...

This occurs when rising water temperatures create more food ... Known scientifically as Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, this deep-sea creature was first identified in 1925 by zoologist Guy Robson ...

The first new species, Peltospira gargantua, was found on a black smoker chimney in the Hydra field at a depth of about 12,300 feet, researchers said.