Designed to support critical marine studies similar to those used in deep ocean research, the SeaSub (or the RS Lanternfish) ...

Callisto, the third largest moon in the entire solar system, orbits Jupiter from about 1.2 million miles away. The rocky ...

Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.

While many shark species reside in the upper regions of the Earth’s oceans near the surface, there are some shark species ...

A deep sea creature known for living hundreds of meters below the water's surface in the darkness of the deep ocean was ...

Doomsdayfish, anglerfish, and mass whale strandings—strange ocean events are unfolding worldwide. Legends warn these deep-sea ...

The Congo River runs through the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, ...

Lakes are lovely elements of the American landscape, and the U.S. is home to some of the world’s largest and most beautiful lakes. Some lakes are incredibly deep and have secrets in their inky depths.

A rare, deep-sea fish washed ashore in Carlsbad last week and has since been turned over to biologists at the Scripps ...

What creatures lurk in the pitch-black oceans of Challenger Deep? The deepest part of the Earth’s oceans is a portion of the Mariana Trench that reaches a maximum depth of 36,070 feet. Believe it or ...

Scientists say the crustaceans have developed a visual system based on proteins that help them detect the little light that ...

Its average depth is around 1,205 meters (3,953 feet), with the deepest point reaching ... The Arctic Ocean is recognised as the smallest ocean in the world, covering an area of approximately ...