It’s hard to believe that anything could live here, but these deep-sea hydrothermal vents are teaming with life, including species yet to be discovered. In December 2016, researchers operating a ...

Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) and the Institute of Oceanology, both ...

Between 66 million and 215 million years ago, long-necked reptiles called plesiosaurs inhabited the world’s oceans. By ...

Images in the HURL deep-sea animal identification guide include a sponge found over 1000m (top) and a striking fish that was a new record for Hawai‘i when first seen in the 200-400m range in the ...

This science-informed effort goes beyond protecting marine life -- it uses targeted financial investments to ... Feb. 6, 2025 — New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep ...

Scientists used special equipment to survey and image a volcano beneath the ocean in the Arctic and discovered that it spews mud and gas. As they looked closer, they discovered an unexpected wealth of ...

When a male anglerfish finds a partner, he doesn’t just court her — he attaches to her body, sometimes fusing with her for life ... of the deep sea. One of the most puzzling aspects of this mating ...

Despite being a communication technology used for tracking and identifying vessels at sea, in many countries it is not mandatory. Not to mention that those who commit criminal acts do not use this ...

Nearly a dozen miles off the California coast on a foggy October morning, a crane lifts a boxy yellow robot off the deck of the research vessel Rachel Carson and lowers it into Monterey Bay’s choppy ...