Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.

New scans of the bottom of the Japan Trench reveal extensive burrow structures and evidence of regular "reset" events that ...

Dark oxygen, a newly identified form of oxygen, raises questions about life in extreme environments and its implications for ...

Anglerfish first colonized the ocean's midnight zone 55 million ... Many anglerfish species patrol the benthic, or seafloor, zone, ranging from the near shore to depths of thousands of feet.