Bringing out the DeadArticle 10.28.2021By sinking a wide array of carcasses into the deep ocean and studying what turns up when they fall, scientists are learning about some of the world’s most exotic scavengers and the roles they play in the darkness.
Sucker DeceptionSpotlight 07.30.2019Mesmerizing bioluminescence is a rare trait—and a clever lure—for this deep-sea drifter.
Life on the RocksImmersive 11.21.2017To learn how life on Earth first began—and how it might evolve elsewhere in the universe—scientists are probing rocks deep beneath the ocean’s surface.
Aliens of the DeepPhoto Gallery 11.01.2016From transparent bodies and glowing appendages to motion-sensing cells, these denizens of the deep are highly adapted for life in a world without light.
