During a recent expedition aboard the research vessel David Packard, MBARI scientists encountered a rarely seen barreleye ...

Few deep-sea species will cause an entire research vessel’s crew to rush into the control room to catch a glimpse—but the ...

It inspired 20,000 screams under the sea. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water: Scientists have captured ...

Marine biologists have achieved a major breakthrough in ocean exploration by recording ultra-high-definition 4K footage of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It seems that the deeper one goes into the sea, the stranger underwater creatures become. For the most part, anyway. Scientists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A picture of a barreleye fish shows its transparent head and tubular eyes. Why it's awesome: As their name suggests, barreleye ...

It's thought their eyes' ghostly green hue enables them to distinguish between natural and bioluminescent light, enabling the ...

Imagine seeing out of your forehead. That is what the Pacific barreleye fish can do. This rare deep-sea fish lives in the North Pacific Ocean. Its transparent head and rotating eyes make it stand out.

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The barreleye fish’s light-sensitive eyes rotate within the transparent, fluid-filled shield on its head. The fish’s tubular eyes have bright green lenses. The 2 spots above the fish’s mouth are not ...