In the South China Sea, off China’s Hainan Island, researchers dropped the carcass of a cow about 5,340 feet down to the ...

The newly discovered eel features a distinctive duckbill-like snout and was found at depths up to 460 meters off Kerala's coast. Scientists are now studying its nutritional profile for potential use ...

This is Mongabay’s second story in a short series about the new Shimoni Fish Port. Read the first story here. SHIMONI, Kenya ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

Smith’s witch eels are deep-sea dwellers, found at depths of about 850 to 1,500 feet, the study said. Much about the lifestyle and behavior of the new species remains unknown.

Purchasing seafood isn't just expensive, it's also loaded with questions around sustainability and health. This deep sea fish ...

Near a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a temporary pond, doomed to dry up eventually. Inside swam a “rainbow” creature with “large” yellow eyes. Something about it caught the ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

of up to 8,000 meters, found in 2024 at Atacama Trench, near Chile Devil Fish: Rare footage of the Black Seadevil also known as Devil Fish, which is typically found 6,000 feet deep in the ocean at ...

In two separate incidents this week, rare deep-sea oarfish — nicknamed “doomsday fish" — have washed up on beaches in Tamil Nadu, India, and Tasmania, stirring ancient legends and online ...