They also lead a stress-free life in their dark homes, without any predators to worry about. Bowhead Whale and the Greenland Shark: Cold is key When it comes to finding the oldest living animals ...

And with no plants, there is no photosynthesis. Biologists were flabbergasted when they first learned that creatures lived in total darkness at the seafloor. All other life ever identified ...

Living between 656 to 14,436 feet, it flashes light-producing organs to attract prey before lunging at lightning speed. The 12-inch-long creature thrives in a world of complete darkness.

The deep ocean is a vast reservoir of biodiversity that harbors unique species, communities, and ecosystems,” write the authors of a new study. We tend to think of the deep ocean as cold, dark, and ...

in complete darkness and temperatures of -2.2°C, the researchers found these creatures. Some small predators and mobile scavengers, such as fish, worms, jellyfish, or krill. had been found in ...