In July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through the eyes of an underwater robot as they explored the Mar del Plata Canyon.

Strange creatures straight out of a science-fiction movie have been captured by scientists off the coast of Antarctica. Pink and bulbous "sea pigs", hand-sized sea spiders and delicate sea butterflies ...

Thousands of strangers on the internet just collectively named a deep-sea creature that lives on sunken wood at the bottom of ...

Barreleye fish are named for their unique, barrel-shaped eyes. These eyes can rotate, allowing the fish to look both upward and straight ahead. Their eyes also have bright green lenses protected ...

The deep sea, a realm of perpetual darkness, crushing pressure, and cold temperatures, is home to some of the most unusual and mysterious creatures on Earth. Recent discoveries have unveiled a host of ...

Scientists are revolutionizing how new marine species are described through the Ocean Species Discoveries initiative. Using advanced lab techniques, researchers recently unveiled 14 new species from ...

Massive amounts of seaweed have been washing up on the Texas coast, bringing along sea creatures. Most recently, "rarely seen" species sea anemones, which are known to look like bird poop, have been ...