A large gray serpent-like eel with a large lump in its stomach swims through the dark ocean. Ocean explorers recently stumbled upon an extremely unusual sight in the Pacific's deep sea — a rare, ...

The gulper eel was spotted at a depth of almost 7,000 feet. An unusual deep-sea animal with an engorged stomach following a recent meal has been discovered by scientists at the Schmidt Ocean Institute ...

Anybody who’s ever seen a Blue Planet documentary, or pretty much any other nature show narrated by Sir David Attenborough, knows that the depths of the ocean are jam-packed with nightmarish creatures ...

A sea hare, a gulper eel, and a colony of what looks like sea pork have all turned up recently on the San Diego coast, keeping local scientists busy. In early October, a beachgoer at Windansea in La ...

A team of oceanographers watching a deep-sea rover’s camera never saw this coming: a young gulper eel performing fluid acrobatics for the lens. The reactions caught on video from the group of ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. The deep ...

Since launching in 2008, the Ocean Exploration Trust's Nautilus research vessel has live-streamed a purple orb, a transparent squid, and a stubby octopus from the bottom of the ocean. The latest ...

The Exploration Vessel Nautilus was treated to an extraordinary sight while on a mission in Hawaii. The team has found a gulper eel ballooning like an airbag. The crew was able to capture the moment ...