Some deep-sea creatures are rarely seen by humans because they stay close to the ocean floor. Sea cucumbers (class Holothuroidea), however, can survive in both shallow waters and the deep ocean.

Researchers discovered that some comb jellies can fuse their bodies together when injured. The unique adaptation, which ...

Researchers have seen these small creatures in the hundreds moving about the sea floor. The blobfish is another one of the deep blue sea's strangest fish. Its appearance gives off one similar to ...

By one count America spends 150 times more on space exploration than ocean research. Scientists have mapped almost every ...

It was collected from 300 fathoms, which is about 549 metres below the ocean surface, but they've been known to go deeper. 'The problem with any deep-ocean animal is that not much is known about their ...

From anemones to worms: A number of weird creatures have been retrieved from the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean. A vast stretch of ocean floor earmarked for deep sea mining is home ...

A chance encounter with a deeply mysterious cephalopod known as the whip-lash squid has been captured on camera some 1,000 ...

Using a deep-sea submersible vehicle, researchers captured a small animal having a strange snack. Screengrab from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's video Miles below the surface of the ocean ...

Deep-sea animals possess unique genes that allow them to live in an environment unlike anything else on Earth, with its intense cold, crushing pressure and total darkness. What are these organisms?

The discovery could have implications for human medicine Alexa Robles-Gil Despite their often dangerous stings, these creatures create serene scenes as they float through the deep sea Text by ...