A research expedition off the coast of Brazil has documented more than 30 new deep-sea species, from translucent worms to ...

Six animals pulled from the deep ocean were so biologically distinct that researchers had to create entirely new taxonomic ...

“Imagine knowing a species exists, but never having seen it alive.” ...

Chinese scientists have discovered the world's largest "whale graveyard" in a trench deep below the Indian Ocean—and it teems ...

Case in point: Scientists from Tokyo University and Hokkaido University in Japan stumbled across some mysterious jet-black ...

The enormous deep-sea cousins of your garden’s pill bugs can go five years without food. A gene they pilfered from bacteria ...

Benji Jones is a senior environmental correspondent at Vox, covering biodiversity loss and climate change. Before joining Vox, he was a senior energy reporter at Business Insider. Benji previously ...

Scientists recorded the first live, healthy goblin sharks in their deep-sea home, expanding the species' known range and ...

By Marta Serafinko June 19 (Reuters) - A pill bug dwelling under a garden pot curls its body into a tiny armored ball as self ...

The new species were found as deep as 16,000 feet below sea level ...

Scientists pulled 40,000 fossil spine fragments from the deep ocean floor and traced sea urchins living there for 104 million ...

Discover 14 incredible animals that thrive in some of Earth's harshest environments, from frozen Antarctica to scorching ...