Underwater avalanches and turbidity currents carry huge amounts of sediment, organic material, and pollutants down submarine canyons and into the deep sea. Yet geologists know very little about how ...

The body of the bumpy snailfish has a jelly-like consistency, which is essential for surviving in the deep sea. This gel-like ...

Geobiologist Victoria Orphan stands at the stern of the research vessel Western Flyer, watching her colleagues put the last touches on an unusual spread. Among the offerings: a large turkey leg, an ...

In the deep dark waters of the Monterey Canyon, there lives a strange fish with a gaping, wide mouth and a bioluminescent light on its head.Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute senior scientist ...

BEAUTIFUL BARRELEYE: The wee wonder is described by the Cannery Row institution as "incredibly elusive," a fish that " lives in the ocean's twilight zone, at depths of 2,000 to 2,600 feet." The ...

MOSS LANDING — A yellow torpedo prowls the Monterey Canyon, gliding over fields of eerie red and white clams nearly 3,000 meters below the surface. The submarine then slips down deep to survey the ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. — Black Seadevil sounds fierce and looks that way, too, with spiking teeth on the outside of its oversize, angular jaw — until you realize it's only 9 centimeters long. Researchers ...

I was at the site (Wednesday) and construction crews were working hard to complete as much as possible before the permit ...

Moss Landing – A yellow torpedo prowls the Monterey Canyon, gliding over fields of eerie red and white clams nearly 3,000 meters below the surface. The submarine then slips down deep to survey the ...