Indoreonectes mahadeoensis is distinguished from related species by its long whisker-like sensory organs called barbels, the shape of its dorsal fin, specifically by the number of “rays,” or segments ...

The new threatened species is known from only three pools of water that sit along a road into a small village in eastern Brazil.

Scientists discovered a new deep-sea coral named Iridogorgia chewbacca, its shaggy branches resembling the iconic Wookiee ...

Scientists have finally solved a decades-long mystery about a strange crater deep under the North Sea. The Silverpit Crater, first discovered in 2002, has now been confirmed as the result of a massive ...

Deep-sea fossils have long fascinated scientists, offering glimpses into the ancient past and revealing the mysteries of ...

"It was an unsolved mystery, as we know that plastic debris should remain floating on the sea surface. Now we have a deep ...

The bumpy snailfish is one of three newly identified deep-sea snailfish species described by MBARI collaborators at SUNY ...

A new "hairy" deep-sea coral species has been named after Chewbacca. Researchers were reminded of the Star Wars character ...

Star Wars has reached the deep sea as a new-to-science species has been named in honor of Chewbacca, everyone’s favourite ...

Earlier in 2025, UNSW Sydney Ph.D. candidate Christina Schmidt submitted her thesis—from the deck of Australia's multi-billion-dollar icebreaker, just off the East Antarctic coast.

The adorable fish has garnered attention, but the study also describes two other fish that were discovered in the deep waters.

September 2025 / Kiel. An international research team led by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has ...