Way down in a spooky part of the ocean called the twilight zone lives the lantern fish. Aptly named, this flashy fish emits its own light; lantern fish have organs on their bodies, called ...

A new study highlights there could be up to four times more fish in the mesopelagic, or ‘twilight’, zone of the Southern Ocean than previously thought. Scientists at British Antarctic Survey ...

If one oarfish landing on a beach is a sign of a disaster to come, how bad will it be if three wash up in quick succession?

Deep in the ocean's twilight zone, a creature with a remarkable adaptation thrives: the barreleye fish. This unusual fish possesses tubular eyes that can rotate upwards, allowing it to peer ...

This "twilight zone" of the ocean contains more fish than at any other depth: estimates range from 1 to 10 billion metric ...

Why are eddy currents important? The twilight zone in the ocean is home to the largest migration on Earth and the planet's ...

Climate change could dramatically reduce life in the deepest parts of our oceans that are reached by sunlight, scientists warn. Global warming could curtail life in the so-called twilight zone by as ...

The twilight zone, also known as the disphotic zone, is a vital habitat for marine life. It is too dim for photosynthesis to occur but home to more fish than the rest of the ocean put together ...

Lantern-fish are small, bioluminescent – meaning ... They live between the surface and 1000m deep within the so-called “twilight zone”, and in the Southern Ocean, they are a major consumer ...

These squid had lanternfish in their stomachs – small fish that hide out in the gloom of the Twilight Zone – yet one of the most abundant fish in the ocean. A year and a half later ...