A Life Illuminated,” a 2025 documentary by Tasha Van Zandt about famed marine biologist Dr. Edith Widder, premiered for ...

A new study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology has uncovered that endangered ...

A newly described species of deep-sea fish has emerged from the shadows of a Soviet scientific expedition—36 years after it was first collected in the remote Cosmonauts Sea, off the coast of East ...

Fish species living in the deep sea feature a surprisingly large range of body shapes that evolved in different ways and at ...

Consider the sea urchin. Specifically, the painted urchin: Lytechinus pictus, a prickly Ping-Pong ball from the eastern Pacific Ocean. The species is a smaller and shorter-spined cousin of the purple ...

What if a giant sea reptile from the dinosaur era still existed in the ocean’s depths? The science says extremely unlikely ...

In a Frankenstein-y feat, a small, gelatinous sea creature can merge its body with a neighbor’s. The animals — called sea walnuts, a type of comb jelly — can then sync up their bodily functions, ...

An expedition to the Salas y Gómez Ridge off Rapa Nui in the Pacific Ocean documented 160 species that were not previously known to inhabit the region, including 50 that are new to science. When you ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The reproduction of giant sea spiders in Antarctica has been a ...

Chinese scientists have become the first to visit one of Earth’s most remote and geologically intriguing realms: an ...

Many UCSB students know the beach, the bluffs, and the surf at Campus Point — but not the REEF, a small education center hidden in plain sight. It’s easy to overlook, but it shouldn’t be. The REEF ...