Deep-sea mystery: Can oarfish predict earthquakes and tsunamis? Interstingly Japanese also relate see the coming of the sea creature to the surface as sign of a major earthquake or tsunami.

To the team’s surprise, the “low-cost deep sea cameras” filmed two clips of painted swellsharks, the study said. Painted swellsharks, or Cephaloscyllium pictum, are a poorly known shark ...

TOKYO -- With Japan's main deep-sea research vessel set to go out of service as early as the 2030s and no replacement in sight, the country risks falling even further behind China, which has the ...