The deep ocean can be a scary place, and our fears of what's lurking down there are usually justified. For every awe-inspiring discovery scientists make, it seems ...

From frozen mountain ranges to swamps, deserts, forests, and open coastlines, the United States is home to an extraordinary ...

Beneath the ocean's surface lies a world of perpetual darkness, home to some of Earth's most bizarre and fascinating creatures. These deep-sea inhabitants have evolved extraordinary adaptations to ...

Meet the “ghost fish,” a phantom of the abyss. Here’s how we found the first ever proof of its existence just a few years ago. The deep sea is a part of the world that very few humans get the chance ...

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.

Japanese scientists confirm a new marine coral species, Corallizoanthus aureus, that glows in the dark and inhabits deep caves in the ocean.

Our beloved planet has seen giants that dwarf most animals alive today. These massive creatures lived across different time ...