Researchers classified the new species within a new genus, Bathydevius, and new family, Bathydeviidae, because of its ...

Scientists discovered a fascinating new deep sea animal they call the "mystery mollusc," and captured footage of the glowing ...

Researchers have discovered an unlikely new species within the ocean's midnight zone: a glowing "mystery mollusk." ...

Marine biologists have found a new sea slug that is right at home in the ocean’s deep and dark midnight zone ... so unique ...

Unlike albinism, where there is a complete lack of melanin and the iris is red due to underlying blood vessels, leucistic animals retain normal eye pigmentation. In the case of this angular roughshark ...

These dark depths are home to a menagerie of deep sea creatures, from bright red bloody-belly comb jellies (Lampocteis ...

Macropinna microstoma is probably the most famous fish from this family. It’s instantly recognizable with its transparent, ...

The warty comb jelly, Mnemiopsis leidyi, a fascinatingly weird creature that can regenerate parts of its body, reproduce from a larval stage, and even fuse its body with other comb jellies in order to ...

Microbes unable to break down carbohydrates belong to a newly identified family of marine bacteria. A German-American ...

Scientists have spotted a deep-sea “ghost” white shark with a rare genetic disorder, shedding light on how such abnormalities ...

Scientists have discovered a rare 'ghost' shark with a rare disorder at the bottom of the ocean. The deep-sea creature had a ...