"It was an unsolved mystery, as we know that plastic debris should remain floating on the sea surface. Now we have a deep ...
A new deep-sea coral species in the tropical western Pacific that resembles a highly recognizable character from Star Wars ...
But after years of meticulous research, teams of scientists, including MBARI senior scientist Steven Haddock, who led that ...
Scientists discovered a new deep-sea coral named Iridogorgia chewbacca, its shaggy branches resembling the iconic Wookiee ...
The bumpy snailfish is one of three newly identified deep-sea snailfish species described by MBARI collaborators at SUNY ...
The discovery is exciting because it broadens previous ideas that teeth are mainly used for eating, says researcher Karly ...
The deep sea is home to some of the weirdest creatures on Earth, from ghostly elder fish to carnivorous harp sponges.
The adorable fish has garnered attention, but the study also describes two other fish that were discovered in the deep waters.
Meet the bumpy snailfish—described by scientists as "adorable"—as well as the dark snailfish and sleek snailfish, all of ...
Deep-sea fossils have long fascinated scientists, offering glimpses into the ancient past and revealing the mysteries of ...
Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized ...
A team of researchers, including an expert from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, discovered a new species of deep-sea coral ...