Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea critters, including sea stars, scaleworms and limpets. NOAA Ocean Exploration. The deep sea is the large ...

Standing at the rail of a large cruise ship at sunset, the scene can feel simple: metal, water, and sky. Yet the vessel is rarely alone. A cruise ship travels through the ocean as a moving structure ...

Some deep-sea fish may be able to see light in a different way from most other vertebrates, according to a new study. The ...

A sick sea lion pup climbed aboard family’s boat off the coast of San Clemente and hitched a ride to shore — and into the waiting arms of animal rescuers. The malnourished pup swam onto Matthew Miller ...

In an environment as vast and extreme as the world’s oceans, survival of the fittest takes on new meaning. That’s probably why cooperation is the name of the game for many of the more vulnerable ...

An Orange County family was sailing near San Clemente when a sick lion named Chump hopped aboard their boat.

Big-eyed fish, white squat lobsters and curious-looking brittle stars are all living among the wrecked ship, new study ...