In the deep seas found at the Earth’s poles, explorers are still finding elusive and mysterious sea creatures. On an ...

“It’s the unknown,” says Erich Hoyt, author of Creatures of the Deep: In Search of the Sea’s Monsters and ... at the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii.

A mysterious Antarctic squid was found alive for the first time in December. Footage of the unprecedented encounter has now ...

Thanks to some clever engineering, and a little bit of luck, we are finding out that “deep-sea animals are really fragile, and really beautiful.” ...

National Geographic researchers made a breakthrough discovery in the Southern Ocean - capturing the first-ever footage of a ...

The Gonatus antarcticus squid had previously only been identified through remains found in fishing equipment and other ...

During their brief encounter, the researchers used a laser to measure the squid's size and observed its behavior in the wild.

“It’s hard to imagine a more wasteful way to catch fish,” says David Attenborough in the new documentary Ocean with David Attenborough, which premieres on National Geographic on ...

The deep sea creature also attract its prey using ... chief science and innovation officer at the National Geographic Society, which contributed funding for this work. "Deep-sea exploration ...

"Normally, deep-sea ecosystems get their nutrients from the sea surface, which sprinkle down toward the seafloor," said National Geographic. "But this area was covered by a 500-foot-thick icy roof ...

according to National Geographic. As oceanic exploration continues, it remains to be seen what other fascinating creatures lurk in the depths of our planet. Yet fakeries abound across the ...