and lights up with brilliant bioluminescence. The team published a description of the animal, nicknamed the "mystery mollusk," in the journal Deep-Sea Research Part I. "Thanks to MBARI's advanced ...

From their bioluminescent blue light to their needle-like teeth, these deep-sea fish are like vampires; they're born for life in the dark. Heck, even vampires might be scared of these creepy ocean ...

Professor Sophie Scott is joined by James Maclaine, a Curator of fish from the Natural History Museum, who shows her a number of deep sea fish and explains how they use light to communicate in ...

The benefits of bioluminescence are as diverse and varied as the species that possess this luminous capability, indicating that there is not one singular reason for its existence. For deep-sea ...

Lanternfish are one of many animals that light up the ocean with their glowing bodies. Watch fish expert Ollie Crimmen explain more about these deep-sea dwellers. Lanternfishes have light-producing ...

Similar organs housing bioluminescent bacteria are found in deep sea anglerfishes and ponyfishes, too. In fact, a 2016 study reports bioluminescent capabilities have evolved at least 27 separate ...

Known as a top predator in the deep sea, this fish has evolved incredible adaptations to survive in underwater areas that have never known so much as a glimpse of sunlight. Dragonfish are found ...

A deep-sea anglerfish was spotted on a rare trip into blue waters off the coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands recently.The sighting, made by Condrik Tenerife, which specializes in shark and ray ...

A team of marine biologists in Tenerife, Canary Islands, have caught on video a rare black devil fish for the first time in ...

Deep Dive features sculptures, and bioluminescent-inspired paintings of sea creatures. TIMS invites the public to see them ...