With more time, the fish may learn to pay attention to more subtle human features, such as hands or hair. According to the ...

For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every field ...

It is easy to believe that the black seadevil anglerfish, with its gaping maw of razor-like teeth, a bioluminescent rod sticking out of its head and lidless eyes used to scan the deepest, darkest ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.

A rarely seen deep-sea oarfish that is believed to have inspired sea monster legends was spotted along the shores of Mexico as seen in a video captured by a beachgoer.

It's spring, the sun is shining and something is about to happen with the plankton in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean.

Welcome to the “Which type of fish are you?” personality quiz! Fish come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, with a vast array of unique traits and characteristics. Just like fish, people come in all ...

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...

Anemic hauls of Dungeness crab early in the season are the latest setback for California's commercial crab industry, which ...

In the wild, ocean sunfish (also known as Mola mola) are thought to live to be around 100 years old, their large, ...

Deputies from the Volusia Sheriff's Office assisted a Mola Mola fish stuck on a Florida beach, hauling the 5,000-lb. fish to deeper water ...

Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.