A potentially undescribed siphonophore. (ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute) An oceanic expedition has turned up 31 new ...

The researchers saw many strange animals — many believed to be new to science — living off the whale carcasses.

The 5.3-million-year-old ‘whale graveyard’ extends for more than one thousand kilometres and supports entire ocean ...

Scientists say they’ve found more than 1,100 new marine species over the last year, emphasizing how unexplored the ocean really is.

The new species, named Microeledone galapagensis, has a blue hue, which is believed to be the rarest color in nature.

When photographer Jialing Cai plunged into the ocean in the dead of night, she found creatures of the deep had risen up to ...

Deposited over millions of years, the whale necropolis is covered with deep-sea species, many of which are new to science.

Scientists found more than 7,000 microbes in the Mariana Trench, revealing unexpected biodiversity in Earth's deepest ocean ...

A newly identified species was found in the Galápagos Islands, one of the world’s most significant biodiverse areas. The tiny, blue octopus looks like a toy.

A new blue octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, was recently discovered near Darwin Island in northern Galápagos.

Hundreds of whale fossils, including those from extinct species new to science, range in age from recent to five million ...

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.