Picture this: vast underwater mountains hiding creatures that seem ripped from science fiction, animals that create their own ...

As the search intensifies for the submersible that lost contact with its mother ship on Sunday as it descended to the wreck of the Titanic, many are wondering how deep the ocean is and what exactly ...

The deep sea is home to weird and wonderful creatures that, over millions of years, have evolved specific traits to survive the extreme conditions of their habitat. These adaptations to their ...

During a robotic exploration of the the ocean’s abyssopelagic zone, scientists discovered never-before-seen jet black eggs attached to a rock. After further study and DNA examination, the team ...

This video plunges into the darkest corners of the ocean to reveal nine of its most disturbing inhabitants. It highlights ...

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