In late May 2026, a clip began circulating on social media that appeared to show something marine biologists have almost never witnessed: a black seadevil, Melanocetus johnsonii, drifting through ...
With its gaping jaws and pointy teeth, this humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) seems even more terrifying when its inner intricacies are revealed. The deep-sea monster, also known as ...
A rare deep-sea sevengill shark with unusual patchy coloration was found to be in poor energetic condition, suggesting that ...
When we think of marine life, we usually picture colorful coral reefs or dense seaweed forests filled with fish and other ...
From deep sea ghost sharks to symbiotic worms and unusual crustaceans, scientists have identified 1,121 new marine species in ...
The deep sea is a distinctive environment, distinguished from surface waters by darkness, cold and immense pressures. Global data reveal how much more connected deep-sea life is than life in the ...
A golf-ball-sized blue octopus collected nearly a mile beneath the Pacific Ocean in 2015 has been formally described as a new species — and in doing so, it has forced scientists to rewrite the ...