New species of luminescent sharks and small coral crabs are appearing in Australia, revealing hidden secrets of deep marine ...

Discover the bizarre and fascinating creatures inhabiting the ocean's dark depths. From the ear-finned Dumbo Octopus to the cape-wearing Vampire Squid, these animals have adapted to extreme pressure ...

The video starts by debunking one of the ocean’s biggest myths: that finning alone is driving sharks toward extinction. Instead, the scientist pulls up global fishing statistics, showing how ...

A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of extinction. The authors found that seabed sediment ...

Most of what’s known about the deep-sea painted swellshark, was learned when researchers found specimens in the fish markets of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia back in the early 2000s. However, a recent ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The recently announced discoveries were made on a 2022 deep-sea expedition off Western Australia’s Gascoyne coast csiro.au Australian scientists discovered two new marine species: a tiny porcelain ...

Scientists have spotted a deep-sea “ghost” white shark with a rare genetic disorder, shedding light on how such abnormalities affect endangered marine species living near the sea floor. The angular ...

Nations voted today to adopt landmark protections for heavily traded golden sandfish sea cucumbers. But they failed to protect six sea cucumber species in the genus Actinopyga, despite their key role ...

Part of the allure of deep-sea fishing is that you never know what you might encounter at sea. But one can be reasonably certain that nobody would expect to encounter a 10-foot oarfish under attack by ...