LURKING beneath the ocean’s surface are a host of terrifying creatures most humans will only see in their nightmares. Yet, ...

"May be to allow more effective exploitation of resources." Scientists stunned as deep-sea camera captures elusive creature ...

This creature even has serrated teeth in its throat. Wolfish typically live in waters as deep as 500m. The sheer amount of unexplored deep sea, including the abyssal plains that can reach depths ...

A century after its discovery, the colossal squid has been filmed alive in its natural environment for the first time near ...

The photographs, which are of deceased creatures brought up from the deep ... and Exploration in the Abyss (Knopf, 1996). Click on any of the pictures below to see the full view.

Gomon is particularly interested in tripod fish: small, slender, silvery creatures that use their elongated pelvic fins to prop themselves on the ocean floor, their noses pointed into the current.

With leg spans reaching up to 20 inches (51 cm), they far surpass the largest land spiders. This impressive size is attributed to abyssal gigantism, a phenomenon where deep-sea creatures become much ...