"Everyone in the control room let out a loud 'Oooooh!' at the same time. We were all enchanted," a researcher said.

The 9.5-foot oarfish was discovered on Nov. 6, marking the second such occurrence in San Diego County this year.

The discovery of the dead 9½-foot-long fish follows a similar find by kayakers and snorkelers in August at La Jolla Cove ...

Advances in technology that enabled the discovery of a new species by California scientists may lead to a better ...

Macropinna microstoma is probably the most famous fish from this family. It’s instantly recognizable with its transparent, ...

Last week, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere found the deceased 9.5-foot specimen at ...

For the second time this year, a deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a rare chance to ...

Ben Frable, manager of the Scripps Oceanography Marine Vertebrate Collection — one of the largest collections of deep-sea ...

Deep off the Pacific ... and food to three new species. Abdullah Ali via Unsplash When a tree falls along the coastline or driftwood flows down a river and into the sea, the tree’s trunk and ...

Monterey Bay researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. It swims through ...