Many otherworldly deep-sea creatures, though, are so beautiful and mysterious that you won't believe they exist. Even in the shallow, many creatures are both eerie and splendid with amazing skills, ...

Ten fish species competed for the 2025 Fish of the Year title. The blobfish won with 1,286 votes against the orange roughy’s ...

Separately, the researchers also developed a soft gripper, which can be attached to a rigid robot. It was tested in the South ...

Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal, the blobfish has floated to fame again - this time as New Zealand's 'Fish of the Year ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

RAUSU, Hokkaido--Aside from its slimy feel, a type of conger eel called “kurohamo” doesn’t win any prizes in the looks department. Fishermen rarely found any use for the deep-sea fish when ...

Photos from Vo, Hibino, Ho, Le and Seah (2025) Mekong’s estuary snake eels live in the brackish water where the Mekong River meets the South China Sea. The eels were “common,” found at ...

The blobfish resembles a normal fish in its deep sea habitat but when brought to the surface, it morphs into a mushy creature ...

The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.

The blobfish, once labelled the “world’s ugliest animal”, has now won New Zealand’s Fish of the Year, beating contenders like ...