A snailfish filmed alive at 8,336 meters in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench. A ram’s horn squid caught on video for the first time ...

The ocean’s hiding some deep secrets. An oceanic expedition off Brazil has discovered 31 otherworldly new critters, including ...

Since its discovery in 1925, only eight adult specimens have been reported, severely limiting scientists' ability to research the enormous sea creatures. NBC Universal, Inc. One hundred years after ...

Humans spend nearly their entire lives on land, but the Earth we call home is really a water world. With 71 percent of the Earth’s surface covered by water, this expansive ecosystem has been difficult ...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons Elusive and mysterious, the giant squid grows to an astonishing 43 feet. Its tentacles, lined with powerful suction cups, help it capture prey in the deep ocean. Rarely seen ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the deep sea. However, researchers still don't know very much about the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A colossal squid has been caught on camera ...

Researchers are not even halfway through analyzing the thousands of samples collected from the Southern Ocean, but they've already discovered 30 new deep-sea creatures. Reading time 2 minutes The deep ...