A goblin shark, one of the ocean’s rarest and strangest predators, was spotted near the Canary Islands for the first time.

The "deep sea" isn't a technical term, but it can still be very descriptive when grouping different species. The ocean is ...

The viper dogfish is easily one of the creepiest deep sea creatures due to its fangs and wide jaw. Read here to learn more ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

A hulking shark with a rubbery, lantern-like mouth and a body the length of a delivery van is not what most people expect to ...

Locals have likened the shark that washed up on the Spanish beach to popular characters from the How To Train Your Dragon species - but experts say it appears to have met a tragic end ...

New research reveals that deep-sea mining could dramatically threaten 30 species of sharks, rays, and ghost sharks whose habitats overlap with proposed mining zones. Many of these species, already at ...

While we often wonder what sort of life might be discovered as we explore space, there is still much to be known about our own planet. The deep seas hold a great deal of mystery, and researchers ...

Scientists in the Azores Islands, Portugal, dropped a baited underwater camera and let it sink thousands of feet down in the Atlantic Ocean. Later, they hauled it up and reviewed the footage. To their ...

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 ...