The supergiant bathynomid is a deep-sea isopod famous for surviving more than five years without food. Despite residing in an ...

The Trump administration plans to scrap a $368-million investment in deep-sea ocean monitoring that is critical to monitoring ...

A look at the quest to mine the bottom of the ocean for valuable minerals, the connection between light pollution and ...

When you think about Earth’s water, you probably picture oceans, lakes, or rain. It feels like we can see most of it. But scientists now believe vast amounts may be stored nearly 400 miles below the ...

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...

When we think of marine life, we usually picture colorful coral reefs or dense seaweed forests filled with fish and other ...

From deep sea ghost sharks to symbiotic worms and unusual crustaceans, scientists have identified 1,121 new marine species in a single year through the Ocean Census initiative.

The Trump administration’s decision to dismantle most of a $386 million federal ocean-observing network will leave scientists ...