Far below the sunlit surface of the Pacific Ocean lives a fish that seems to challenge ordinary ideas about anatomy. Known as the Pacific barreleye, this small deep-sea species spends its life in a ...

A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.' Over the past 60 years, marine ...

The open ocean’s twilight zone, a vast deep ecosystem rich in fish biomass, is poorly understood because it is expensive and challenging for humans to reach its depths 200–1000 meters (660–3,280 feet) ...

In the vast Pacific Ocean, whale sharks—often referred to as ocean giants—can reach lengths of up to 60 feet, as highlighted by a recent article on Animals Around the Globe, making them one of the ...

See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Scientists are pretty good at recognizing marine heat waves: A global network of thousands of oceanic buoys and orbiting satellites ...

As the climate phenomenon sends warm water surging across the eastern Pacific, some parts of the fishing industry are ...

Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of northern elephant seals that journey to nearby Año Nuevo Natural Reserve. With the seals gathering on the ...