Anybody who’s ever seen a Blue Planet documentary, or pretty much any other nature show narrated by Sir David Attenborough, knows that the depths of the ocean are jam-packed with nightmarish creatures ...

Scientists saw a mysterious deep sea animal, still misshapen from its last meal, swimming off the coast of Costa Rica, a first-of-its-kind video shows. Screengrab from the Schmidt Ocean Institute's ...

A sea hare, a gulper eel, and a colony of what looks like sea pork have all turned up recently on the San Diego coast, keeping local scientists busy. In early October, a beachgoer at Windansea in La ...

Marine Vertebrate Collection Manager Ben Frable shared this photo of a young Gulper eel, Saccopharynx lavenbergi, that was brought up off the coast of San Diego from about 500 to 700 meters (550 to ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. The deep ...

Scientists exploring the depths off Hawaii this week encountered a bizarre-looking denizen that repeatedly changed shape and required several looks before an identification could be made. The ...

The Exploration Vessel Nautilus was treated to an extraordinary sight while on a mission in Hawaii. The team has found a gulper eel ballooning like an airbag. The crew was able to capture the moment ...

Contentedly full from its last meal, a mysterious sea creature swam through the royal blue depths off the coast of Costa Rica. Twirling and spiraling, the misshapen animal moved in a mesmerizing way.