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Deepest-dwelling fish ever seen is a ghostly snailfish spotted more than 27,000 feet beneath the ocean surface
By Harry Baker published
The never-before-seen fish was spotted 5 miles below the ocean's surface in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan.
Why did a weird goblin shark going viral on Twitter blow up into a bizarre scientific spat?
By Sascha Pare published
Last year, scientists described a weird goblin shark in a scientific journal despite never setting eyes on it. Experts now question the review process that approved the study.
Watch 2 megamouth sharks caught on video for the 1st time ever
By Joshua A. Krisch published
This rare video, showing two megamouth sharks swimming off the coast of San Diego, is scientists' 'only knowledge' of the sharks' social lives.
Ancient monster fish 'Dunk' was short and chunky, study finds
By Cameron Duke published
One of the largest ancient fish on record, known as Dunkleosteus, was actually half as long, but still super chunky, a new study finds.
Missing man's remains found in shark's belly, but it's 'very very unlikely' the shark killed him
By Harry Baker published
The remains of a missing person from Argentina were recently found inside the belly of a dead school shark. But experts say it is improbable that the shark killed him.
Upside-down anglerfish and other alien oddities spotted in one of the world's deepest trenches
By Sascha Pare published
Pictures from a submarine dive to the 20,000-foot-deep Kermadec Trench in the South Pacific reveal weirdos from the deep, some of which may be new to science.
Megalodon: Facts about the long-gone, giant shark
By Alina Bradford last updated
Megalodon was the largest shark and one of the largest fish on record. It went extinct about 2.6 million years ago.
In rare attack, great white shark decapitates diver in Mexico. But why?
By Harry Baker published
A great white shark recently decapitated a Mexican fisher as he was diving for shellfish. But what was the reason for the unusually gruesome attack?
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