By Liz Kimbrough A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, ...

Ted Judah went diving off McAbee Beach in Monterey Bay when he caught sight of a 'silvery knife blade undulating thing,' ...

A diver in Monterey Bay recently had a close encounter with a deep-sea fish normally found at depths of 3,000 feet, NOAA Fisheries confirmed Wednesday. Diver Ted Judah spotted a young ...

Academy researchers identified 72 species new to science in 2025, including the newly recognized Galápagos lava heron, a shy deep-sea fish, and a rare sunflower relative found in a U.S. national park.

The deep ocean is home to the largest ecosystem on Earth, but we’ve only explored a tiny portion of it. Despite the enormity of our seas, new species are discovered all the time thanks to ...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same mutation across fish species that have evolved on separate timelines — ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A new species living at extreme ocean depths in Monterey Bay Canyon was discovered by researchers with Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Photographs and videos ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme environment—particularly in the hadal zone at depths greater than 6,000 ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

The fish was found at 200 to 2,000 meters below the surface. At least 16 types of recently discovered deep-sea fish are among the darkest creatures ever found, according to a study published Thursday.