The ocean covers more than 70% of our planet’s surface, yet we’ve explored less than 20% of it. That staggering gap between what exists and what we know has produced some of the most breathtaking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildlife from the ocean's deepest trenches has a bit of a reputation on land, either due to their inherently alarming appearances ...

Scientists used baited cameras to record the first-ever live footage of a painted swellshark, one of the rarest deep-sea animals in the world. A team of researchers sunk baited cameras into the deep ...

Most of what’s known about the deep-sea painted swellshark, was learned when researchers found specimens in the fish markets of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia back in the early 2000s. However, a recent ...

Researchers from California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have released a year-end video showcasing some of the most remarkable deep-sea wildlife encounters captured in 2025 using ...