A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

By Liz Kimbrough A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, ...

The deep ocean is home to the largest ecosystem on Earth, but we’ve only explored a tiny portion of it. Despite the enormity of our seas, new species are discovered all the time thanks to ...

Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences kept busy throughout 2025. Along with collaborators from across the globe, ...

A treasure trove of deep reef dwellers has been discovered in coral reefs off the coast of Guam, including 20 that are new to ...

The expedition is part of the Government's Blue Belt programme to support marine conservation and sustainability of the seas ...

New research has revealed the troubling impact that a proposed new deep-sea venture could have on several already threatened marine species. A new study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa found ...

Almost one decade of recorded data retrieved from deep coral reef dives reveals some of the first evidence of that climate ...

From a third species of manta to a 'death ball' sponge, discover the array of new findings made in the world's oceans in 2025 ...

In the deep sea near the Mariana Trench and Hawaii, a new “Star Wars”-like species was discovered. Polina Silivanova via Unsplash The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited ...

A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the ...

An ancient shark older than forests still glides through deep oceans today. Its strange teeth, slow life cycle, and ...