Six animals pulled from the deep ocean were so biologically distinct that researchers had to create entirely new taxonomic ...
In the ocean's twilight zone, where the reach of the Sun fades to nothing, an epic migration begins every time night falls.
The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction ...
A new study suggests that deep-sea life reaps the benefits of icebergs’ castoffs — a rare silver lining as a warming planet ...
More than 1,100 new marine neighbors The Ocean Census, a global biodiversity initiative funded by the Nippon Foundation, ...
For the first time, researchers have filmed the elusive goblin shark alive in the deep ocean where it naturally lives. The ...
Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with a sudden wave of volcanic sediment, leaving them suffocated. Four months ...
“Imagine knowing a species exists, but never having seen it alive.” ...
New research shows why some shelly critters flourished in the ocean’s harshest habitats — and others didn’t Jack Tamisiea Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea ...
For 2,000 years sailors fled it as a sea monster. The giant oarfish is real, it's 36 feet long, and scientists barely know it ...