A research expedition off the coast of Brazil has documented more than 30 new deep-sea species, from translucent worms to bioluminescent jellyfish, using shipboard imaging tools that allowed ...

Darkness dominates most of the ocean. Sunlight fades quickly as you descend, and by the time you reach the deep sea, natural light disappears entirely. Yet the ocean is far from black. Many marine ...

Imagine sinking hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface. The blue fades. The warmth disappears. By the time you reach about 650 feet down, sunlight is barely a memory. Go deeper, and it’s complete ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

A two-week expedition off Brazil's coast uncovered 31 previously unknown marine species, highlighting just how little is ...

A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 meters in search of new species, plastic-eating microbes and compounds that could one day make medicines.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A deep-sea fish may have figured out a smarter way to glow. New research suggests the bristlemouth Sigmops ...

In the ocean's twilight zone, where the reach of the Sun fades to nothing, an epic migration begins every time night falls.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Planctoteuthis is a deep-sea squid peppered with chromatophores on its skin in varying stages of dilation. The colors and light of ...

The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth’s strangest creatures. Since deep-sea critters have adapted to near ...