A potentially undescribed siphonophore. (ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute) An oceanic expedition has turned up 31 new ...

It's the oldest, largest, and deepest graveyard of whale falls ever found—and it's been feeding life for millions of years.

The researchers saw many strange animals — many believed to be new to science — living off the whale carcasses.

A two-week research cruise off the coast of Brazil has returned with evidence of more than two dozen previously unknown ...

The new species, named Microeledone galapagensis, has a blue hue, which is believed to be the rarest color in nature.

From deep sea ghost sharks to symbiotic worms and unusual crustaceans, scientists have identified 1,121 new marine species in a single year through the Ocean Census initiative.

Known as Dalhousiella yabukii, the worm resides inside a glass sea sponge—a simple marine animal that forms a glass-like skeleton—in the cold, dark waters off the coast of Japan. And it’s just one of ...

Scientists discovered a tiny blue octopus in the Galápagos deep sea, revealing how much of the ocean remains unexplored.

A new blue octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, was recently discovered near Darwin Island in northern Galápagos.

Scientists have discovered over 110 new deep-sea creatures in the Coral Sea, with the number likely to exceed 200. The creatures were found in the Coral Sea Marine Park at a depth between 2,000m and 3 ...

"Every deep-sea creature looks like evolution got bored and started modding random assets together." ...

When photographer Jialing Cai plunged into the ocean in the dead of night, she found creatures of the deep had risen up to ...