Thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface, creatures that have never been formally named are vanishing before scientists ...

The ocean is teeming with life, much of it undiscovered, and one recent discovery has the potential to change the face of ...

Meet some of the 31 new species scientists have identified in what could be record time, off the coast of Brazil.

By Victoria Schneider In its most recent update to the Red List of threatened species, the International Union for ...

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction ...

Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents, today’s update of The IUCN Red List of ...

Researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Nicknamed the 'mystery mollusc,' the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean's midnight ...

Fish species living in the deep sea feature a surprisingly large range of body shapes that evolved in different ways and at different rates depending on where the fishes live in the ocean, new ...

A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of extinction. The authors found that seabed sediment ...

An international team of marine biologists has documented the highest known count of deep-sea species living in methane seeps off Costa Rica's Pacific coast. Of the documented species, 131 are ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In a fascinating video, researchers have revealed a new and bizarre see ...

While the fish has become more popular with anglers and on food menus, not a lot is known about the ones that inhabit the ...