Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

Scientists have long assumed the deep-sea Alicella gigantea was an uncommon survivor of the abyss.

Bone-eating zombie worms vanished from Pacific canyons during a 10-year study, raising concerns that oxygen loss is altering ...

A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, a sea slug wore ...

In July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through the eyes of an underwater robot as they explored the Mar del Plata Canyon.

As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be ...

Deep-sea mining trials revealed significant but localized biodiversity loss in one of the planet’s least explored ecosystems. Global demand for critical metals is rising sharply, prompting many ...

From a third species of manta to a 'death ball' sponge, discover the array of new findings made in the world's oceans in 2025 ...

Why does Connecticut’s state animal live far offshore? This article explores why the sperm whale was chosen, tracing the ...

Far below the Pacific, a volcano long written off as geologically dead has turned out to be both active and teeming with life ...

Scientists already knew that the pair of shallow coastal ocean dwellers keep very different schedules of downtime: The ...