Thousands of feet down off the coast of Japan swam a pink sea creature with "dark yellow eggs." Out of the shadows, something encircled it and pulled it to the surface. Sifting through their catch, ...

Scientists found a sea creature with “prickles” on its “eyeball skin” off the coast of Japan and discovered a new species, a study said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Thousands of feet down in the East ...

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A new study published in the Biodiversity Data Journal provides a profound look at life up to nearly 10 kilometers below the ocean's surface in the Japan, Ryukyu, and Izu-Ogasawara trenches. The ...

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Japan’s deepest ocean trenches are full of strange life, from record-setting fish to mysterious animals that still defy ...