A new study led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with international partners, finds that ...

Deep-sea fish, a group of inhabitants of the most light-deprived and harsh environments on our planet, have been discovered to possess a vision similar to humans. This groundbreaking finding not only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A picture of a barreleye fish shows its transparent head and tubular eyes. Why it's awesome: As their name suggests, barreleye ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

After decades of eluding human detection, a deep-sea fish with a transparent skull has finally been captured on camera. This remarkable creature offers fresh insights into the unique biology of ...

A mysterious deep-sea fish known for having a serpent-like body and sharp fang-like teeth washed up on a Seaside beach April 22. The Seaside Aquarium received a call about a barracuda-like fish that ...

For several years now, one question has held the key to understanding just how much we should worry about the hundreds of tons of DDT that had been dumped off the coast of Los Angeles: How, exactly, ...

A team of science-minded kayakers and snorkelers in La Jolla Cove had the encounter of a lifetime when a dead oarfish washed to the ocean surface on Aug. 10, 2024. This deep-sea fish is incredibly ...

A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94% of global fish biomass, excrete carbonate minerals at rates comparable to shallow-water ...