The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

Locals have likened the shark that washed up on the Spanish beach to popular characters from the How To Train Your Dragon ...

Deep below sunlight, a rarely seen frilled shark reveals ancient anatomy, slow reproduction, and mysterious habits, offering scientists fleeting clues about evolution, survival, and fragile ecosystems ...

In a UC Irvine office, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk studies a video that has changed her view of a deep-sea legend. “You see it ...

Most of what’s known about the deep-sea painted swellshark, was learned when researchers found specimens in the fish markets of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia back in the early 2000s. However, a recent ...

Greenland sharks are spilling new secrets about antiaging.

The finds were made during a 2022 deep-sea expedition off Western Australia’s Gascoyne coast in the Gascoyne Marine Park Researchers say the discoveries reveal how little is known about deep-sea life ...

The rush to mine the deep ocean is no longer a distant possibility. It’s here, thanks to global demand for minerals like cobalt and nickel rising, meaning governments and corporations are eyeing the ...

According to new research recently published in the journal Nature Communications, the Greenland shark retained its visual organs throughout millions of years of evolution for a reason. The ...

The Pygmy Shark (Euprotomicrus bispinatus), the world’s second smallest shark species and one of the species with a high overlap with proposed deep sea mining. The habitat of thirty species of sharks, ...

The Caribbean Sea is often associated with crystal-clear water, vibrant coral reefs, and post-card perfect beaches. But ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of evolution’s most haunting survivors.