However, the team found that predators, omnivores and deposit feeders (which scavenge on the seabed)—rather than filter feeders—are most likely to incorporate plastic into their bodies ...

Research tells us deep sea species and habitats are highly sensitive to disturbance and slow to recover. There is widespread concern in the scientific community that a proposed new extractive industry ...

Directed by Eleanor Mortimer, this visually rich film urges humanity to explore their relationship with the aquatic unknown ...

A whalefall, as it’s known by deep sea scientists, is a vital source of food for many creatures of the deep. Scientists think there could be a whale carcass every 20km on the seabed – but ...

Deep-sea oarfish and anglerfish sightings near shores fuel speculation about impending disasters, but scientists remain ...

A rare deep-sea fish regarded as a harbinger of doom has washed up on a beach in the Canary Islands. The oarfish was ...