It's long been a staple on seafood menus and in frozen fish fillets at the grocery store. But dig a little deeper and orange roughy (also known as deep sea perch) is actually one of the most ...

A surprising mystery has been uncovered off the coastlines of Britain’s Caribbean territories. The first expedition revealed an underwater mountain range, a massive blue hole, and coral ...

In 2025, scientists at the California Academy of Sciences officially named 72 new species — beetles, sea slugs, fish, flowering plants, and a bird that has been hiding in plain sight in one of the ...

The tripod fish doesn’t swim much. Instead, it stands on three elongated fins, conserving energy while currents deliver food.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The marine biologists of the Schmidt Ocean Institute are a busy ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - For more than a century, biology textbooks have stated that vision among vertebrates - people included - is built from two clearly defined cell types: rods for ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers exploring some of the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California have discovered three new species of deep-sea snailfish. The animals were documented by ...

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 ...

An "odd-looking" deep-sea fish recently washed ashore on an Oregon beach to the surprise of a local aquarium. The Seaside Aquarium in Seaside, Oregon, published pictures of the dead fish in an April ...