Researchers at MBARI, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, have been exploring this hidden world for years. Using advanced technology and deep-sea robots, they’ve captured some of the most ...

Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to ...

Some animals are so unusual that they barely look real, and transparent creatures are among the strangest of them all. These ...

Scientists discover underwater mountain ranges, golden towers of coral, and never-before-seen sea creatures.

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, where sunlight can’t reach, lives a world full of creatures that look more ...

Mirabestia maisie and Astyra mclaughlinae are named after family members and colleagues, while Elimedon breviclunis is named ...

In the deep sea, there are places where chemicals and nutrients seep out of the sediment and into the water. These chemosynthetics-based ecosystems were discovered in 1977, and in the decades since, ...

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