The deep sea is a dark, cold place. It's just a few degrees above freezing, subject to immense pressure, and beyond the reach ...

The scientists examined the lineages of two groups of bivalves—marine invertebrates that include clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops—that successfully inhabit the deep sea. They found that some ...

Researchers from the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment helped lead the charge of underwater discovery in 2025, leading research cruises that each employed one of the ...

A photographer captured this extraordinary site where whales' bodies lie in the shallows, with troubling repercussions for the deep oceans.

I've been to the Mariana Trench. The choice is clear: Protect one of earth's last frontiers or destroy it before we even understand what we're losing.

More than a century after it sank, the RMS Titanic continues to change in ways that are not only structural but also ...

The first shark ever documented in Antarctic waters was captured on camera at 1,600 feet deep in near-freezing temperatures.

The ocean is home to a vast array of different animals, each with its own traits. These include different forms of mating, such as parasitic mating. Parasitic mating occurs when the male physically ...

A barnacle evolved into a parasite and drills into sharks in the deep waters of Norway to feed and survive in silence.

A deep-sea camera captured the first-ever shark recorded in Antarctic waters - a 10- to 13-foot sleeper shark swimming 1,608 feet below the surface.

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A newly discovered deep-sea creature has become an unlikely Internet star. After appearing in a popular YouTube video, a rare chiton found nearly three miles beneath the ocean surface sparked a global ...