Exocoetid flying fish face one of nature’s most punishing survival puzzles: they launch themselves out of the ocean to dodge predators below, only to be snatched mid-air by seabirds above.

The oceanic whitetip shark haunts the open oceans as one of the most notorious predators, often first to shipwrecks like the USS Indianapolis, where it earned the grim nickname "sea dogs" from sailors ...

The deep sea is home to many different animals, some of which you may have never heard of before. One example is the ...

Sawfish — with their long, toothed snouts that resemble saw blades — are being caught as bycatch in Australia’s largest tropical prawn fishery. In the warm, shallow azure waters off northern Australia ...

Darkness dominates most of the ocean. Sunlight fades quickly as you descend, and by the time you reach the deep sea, natural light disappears entirely. Yet the ocean is far from black. Many marine ...

Fish across Britain's seas face ever-smaller meals as warmer seas and commercial fishing squeeze ocean food webs, new research suggests. Research by the University of Essex and the UK Government's ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the world’s waters, fish are making a quiet, biological retreat. The once simple ...