Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

In the summer of 1991, a scuba diver named George Moon was combing the depths of Lake Pleasant in Erie County, Pa. When he ...

For more than a decade, a succession of sea creatures have lived off of this whale’s body by stripping it and burrowing into ...

“The frilled or silver nudibranch Leminda millecra is found only on the South and East coast of South Africa and has produced ...

When we think of the ocean, what often comes to mind are familiar sights– coral reefs, fishing boats, and waves breaking ...

Ocean health is moving into a danger zone, with rampant human-caused carbon dioxide emissions having already pushed ocean ...

Researchers said they named the new species after the Nansei Islands near the Okinawa Trough where it was first discovered ...

Long before ships sailed the oceans or factories hunted whales for oil, humans living near the Bay of Biscay were already ...

Genetic analysis reveals bluebottles are actually four distinct species, overturning two centuries of scientific belief.

The latest addition is the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) database, an open-access resource that—as its name implies—has ...

The rare 'doomsday fish' oarfish was spotted off Tamil Nadu’s coast after sightings in Mexico, Australia & NZ. This sparked fears of a natural disaster. What does it really signify?

A recent viral photo of Tamil Nadu fishermen holding a 30-foot oarfish has sparked global curiosity and ancient fears.