Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.

The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.

according to Ocean Census, a global alliance to protect sea life, which this week released the first major update since its launch in 2023. The 10-year project aims to plug the huge gaps that ...

Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...

Scientists working with the Ocean Census have discovered more than 800 new marine species over the past two years. It’s part of a decade-long project trying to expand what we know about life under the ...

Crustaceans, snails, worms and fish are among the dozens of creatures that deep-sea explorers discovered under a massive ...