Light is a primary driver of visual evolution in shrimp, according to new FIU research published this week in Nature Communications. The deep sea is a dark place, with the only light coming from ...

Scientists have discovered bioluminescence is actually pretty common among deep-sea shrimp, with a new study identifying 157 species that are believed to possess the ability to emit light. Some do it ...

Around an island off mainland Taiwan, shrimp trawlers hauled in their nets and started sifting through their catch. A deep-sea predator with "very large" eyes caught their attention - and for good ...

In the deep sea off the coast of Iceland, a small, pink creature scuttles on the ocean floor. Nicolas J. Leclercq via Unsplash Deep below the freezing waves of the Atlantic Ocean surrounding Iceland, ...

Rare molluscs that could advance medicine and technology are increasingly at risk as seabed mineral extraction expands.