The discovery of a previously unknown species in New Zealand waters underscores how little is still known about deep-sea life—and how many potential breakthroughs might be lying undisturbed in ...

Scientists discovered the strange new species in the Pacific Ocean, specifically the waters near Australia and New Zealand HANDOUT ... Strange and Fascinating' Deep-Sea Creature Washes Up on ...

It may be early to get the Halloween decorations out for most, but in the deep ... had discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives exclusively in the waters off Australia and New Zealand.

Researchers identified some possible new species and said they “still don’t fully understand what’s down there.” ...

Only a tiny fraction of the deep ocean is explored, leaving 66% of Earth’s surface largely unseen. Researchers urge global, ...

The deep sea refers to the part of the ocean below 200 meters (656 ft.), at which light begins to disappear. Despite making up more than 90% of the Earth’s marine environment, much of the deep-sea ...

Researchers say our understanding of Earth’s largest biome is based on a tiny, unrepresentative sample dominated by just a ...

you can only see a very tiny bit of the deep sea floor at any one time," says Katy Croff Bell of the nonprofit Ocean Discovery League, who led this new research. Sponsor Message She personally has ...

A remotely operated vehicle ventured to the depths of the ocean off the coast of southern New Zealand and captured “mesmerizing” footage of the never-before-seen ecosystems thriving in the ...