Terrifying underwater footage reveals moment camera is attacked by rare-deep sea squid with ‘headlights’
A harrowing bit of footage has resurfaced, capturing the moment where a camera was gripped and attacked by a creature in the ...
Scientists peeked underneath an iceberg and found a startling kaleidoscope of marine life
A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when sealed off from the surface by a thick layer of ice.
A tiny deep sea robot took a dive into Earth's deepest trench
Separately, the researchers also developed a soft gripper, which can be attached to a rigid robot. It was tested in the South ...
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Voters Crown the ‘World’s Ugliest Animal’ as New Zealand’s Fish of the Year
The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.
Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...
Blobfish once deemed ‘world’s ugliest animal’ wins New Zealand ‘fish of the year’
The decidedly unattractive creature dominated the competition in the contest run by Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, ...
Blobfish’s remarkable comeback story, from ‘world’s ugliest animal’ to New Zealand’s fish of the year
Ten fish species competed for the 2025 Fish of the Year title. The blobfish won with 1,286 votes against the orange roughy’s ...
Sea geniuses: all the ways that octopuses are wildly intelligent
Octopuses are cephalopods that live in oceans around the world. They are also some of the most intelligent creatures on Earth ...