Researchers traveling along the Kuril–Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean used a manned ...

In the depths of Earth's briny waters lurk some truly strange deep-sea creatures Rare and remarkable deep-sea creatures ...

1. The Dumbo octopus The Dumbo octopus is a small, adorable creature that lives deep in the ocean. Named after Disney’s flying elephant, Dumbo, this octopus has large, ear-like fins that give it ...

The bottom of the sea is a lively place. In lieu of sunlight filtering from above, creatures glow with their own bioluminescence, and some rocks even produce oxygen.

These remarkable creatures, of which more than 3,000 have been described, range in size from 1/8 of an inch to almost 2 feet and include some of the most colorful animals in the world.

In this excerpt from "Into the Great Wide Ocean: Life in the Least Known Habitat on Earth" (Princeton University Press, 2024), author Sönke Johnsen looks at dinner in the deep, where creatures ...

Researchers traveling along the Kuril–Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean used a submersible to ...