Two deep-sea oarfish — nicknamed “doomsday fish” for their folkloric ties to earthquakes — washed up near the shoreline in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, stunning beachgoers and sparking online fascination, ...

When most of us picture the ocean, we imagine turquoise waves, colorful reefs, and shoals of darting fish. But that’s only the surface. Venture deeper, far below the last reach of sunlight, and you ...

Two rare “doomsday fish” appeared near a beach in Cabo San Lucas. Instagram/Monica Pittenger Instagram/Monica Pittenger A quiet beach day in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, turned into an extraordinary ...

The deep sea is inhabited by many creatures that are unlike any other in the world, and the coffinfish is certainly one of the strangest. Dubbed the s.

This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

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 ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can ...

In total, the team found nearly 300 different types of underwater species during their six week mission. Find out more here.

We turn now to the ocean with NPR's Short Wave podcast. This story plays out in the midnight zone, which is 1,000 to 4,000 meters below the surface... (SOUNDBITE OF SUBMARINE MOVING) MA: ...Even ...

Thousands of feet deep in the South Pacific Ocean, a pair of scientists piloted a submersible through the dark waters and scanned the seafloor. Some pale creatures with dozens of tentacles caught ...

The ocean is home to some of the strangest-looking creatures in the world. It seems that the deeper you go, the stranger the ...