On a foggy day in July, Fish and Wildlife officers discovered the boat and its 20 customers fishing illegally off Piedras ...

Some deep-sea fish may be able to see light in a different way from most other vertebrates, according to a new study. The ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - For more than a century, biology textbooks have stated that vision among vertebrates - people included - is built from two clearly defined cell types: ...

Deep-sea fish, a group of inhabitants of the most light-deprived and harsh environments on our planet, have been discovered to possess a vision similar to humans. This groundbreaking finding not only ...

The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth’s strangest creatures. Since deep-sea critters have adapted to near ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

For several years now, one question has held the key to understanding just how much we should worry about the hundreds of tons of DDT that had been dumped off the coast of Los Angeles: How, exactly, ...

The ocean is home to a vast array of different animals, each with its own traits. These include different forms of mating, ...

A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94% of global fish biomass, excrete carbonate minerals at rates comparable to shallow-water ...

Oarfish can grow longer than 20 feet and normally live in a deep part of the ocean called the mesopelagic zone, where light cannot reach. A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Terry Peoples goes on a Dale Hollow fishing trip with Kentucky Guide Services Preston and Krystal Cleary and Southern Woods and Waters Contributor Nathan Vatter. Deep water ...