A strange, big-eyed "dragonfish" hidden under Antarctic ice for 780,000 years has finally been discovered - and it's already at risk.

This eerie, bulging-eyed fish lived beneath Antarctic ice for centuries - and scientists only just realized it's a new species.

Scientists discovered a new Antarctic "dragonfish" that survived under glaciers for thousands of years - but its future is uncertain.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Antarctic icefish are transparent, white-blooded fish that lack red blood cells and hemoglobin. Antifreeze proteins in their blood ...

(CNN) — During an expedition to search for a famed shipwreck, researchers discovered something unexpected: striking geometric patterns on the floor of Antarctica’s western Weddell Sea created by fish.