These deep-sea animals are new to science—and already at risk About 90 percent of species found in the Clarion Clipperton Zone have never been identified, yet they may be at risk from mining for ...

The underwater world is a fascinating place, but very little is known about this remarkable environment. Learn how this is ...

URI Professor Brennan Phillips is the principal investigator on a research project that has shown how it’s possible, using new technology that can preserve tissue, and high-resolution 3D imaging.

Here are 10 of the strangest deep-sea creatures ever discovered in the Earth's oceans. By definition, the deep sea is any part of the ocean deeper than 200 meters (656 feet).

A new study cataloged all the species uncovered by research expeditions in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, which has become a potential hotspot for deep-sea mining.

This deep-sea ctenophore is about the size of a tennis ball and thrives two miles below the sea surface. Its scientific genus is Bathocyroe, which translates to “master of the deep ...

In a fascinating video, researchers have revealed a new and bizarre see-through species of sea slug floating around the midnight zone of the deep sea.

The Trump administration wants to move ahead with deep sea mining. A mosaic of exotic creatures are at stake ...

An elusive deep-sea squid species was caught on camera for the first time ever in a major breakthrough. National Geographic, on June 10, revealed the "history-making sighting" of a massive, three ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.

“Finding four new species of octopuses on just two expeditions is exciting, revealing some of the rich biodiversity of the deep sea and hinting at how much more waits to be discovered,” says ...