Marine biologists identified a new deep-sea coral species, Iridogorgia chewbacca. This coral was found near Molokaʻi and the ...

Fish come in every shape and size, but the longest ones are downright startling. While most exist deep in the ocean, these ...

The coral Iridogorgia chewbacca, found in the tropical Pacific, has long branches, and its DNA confirms that it is a new ...

Explore 10 incredible animals with the longest lifespans, including sharks, tortoises, and clams that can live for centuries.

The deepest part of any of the world’s oceans, known as Challenger Deep, is a portion of the Mariana Trench that goes down to ...

A mysterious barrier in the Atlantic divides weird deep-sea jellyfish cousins Headless chicken monster: The deep sea cucumber with tubular feet for gobbling sediment James Webb telescope discovers ...

About 5,000 species of crustaceans in the order Isopoda live in Earth’s oceans. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they all have two pairs of antennae, compound eyes, ...

The bumpy snailfish is one of three newly identified deep-sea snailfish species described by MBARI collaborators at SUNY ...

A human-occupied vehicle (HOV) probing the deep Pacific Ocean has cast a light upon a massive undersea 'metropolis'. The tortuous system of deep craters and dolomite walls blows the Atlantic Ocean's ...

When hurricanes pass over the ocean they churn up creatures from the deep – a chance to feast for predators brave enough to ...