Given how underexplored the Pacific Ocean is, it is not surprising that new species are being discovered every time a manned or unmanned deep-water submersible is launched to document the species ...

Barreleye fish are named for their unique, barrel-shaped eyes. These eyes can rotate, allowing the fish to look both upward and straight ahead. Their eyes also have bright green lenses protected ...

Over a period of five years, researchers sampled the deep-sea floor of the CCZ three times before and one time two months ...

A submersible in the Pacific Ocean found a deep-sea creature with “long,” sucker-covered arms and discovered a new species, a study said. Screenshot from video shared via Tang, Zheng and Zhang (2025) ...

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers exploring some of the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California have discovered three new species of deep-sea snailfish. The animals were documented by ...

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, ...

It's long been a staple on seafood menus and in frozen fish fillets at the grocery store. But dig a little deeper and orange roughy (also known as deep sea perch) is actually one of the most ...

The deep-sea's midnight zone, a realm of crushing pressure and absolute darkness, harbors extraordinary creatures. These animals have evolved remarkable adaptations, from bioluminescent lures to ...

This story has been updated to reflect that Tåno, Tåsi yan Todu is based in the Mariana Islands. A previous version of the ...

Countries are still debating whether to mine the seafloor for minerals, but exploratory efforts have already begun.

The new and improved Deep-Sea Mining Watch provides a dynamic view of vessel activity linked to seabed mineral exploration, allowing users to monitor the movements of vessels historically, or ...