The finding shows how life spreads between isolated deep-sea vents — and how closely those ecosystems are tied to the sunlit ...

Greenland sharks are thought to live for around 400 years. What can they teach us about the secret to longevity?

Hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor host a broad range of rare and unusual ecosystems. They can be spread far apart, yet ...

President Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner. This event followed a shooting ...

Living nearly 900 meters underwater, this isopod evolved unusual adaptations to thrive in the world’s most food-scarce ...

Meet some of the 31 new species scientists have identified in what could be record time, off the coast of Brazil.

Discover the fascinating world of deep sea creatures that look almost unreal. From glowing anglerfish and transparent ...

Deep sea octopus discovery in Trinidad and Tobago: scientists aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's RV Falkor (too) retrieved what may be the only known specimen of a previously unknown octopus species ...

Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that the deep ocean’s carbon-fixing engine works very differently than long assumed. While ammonia-oxidizing archaea were thought to dominate carbon ...

Plastic pollution has become a global environmental crisis, with an estimated 11 million tons of plastic entering the oceans each year. As larger plastic debris breaks down into microplastics, these ...

Thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface, creatures that have never been formally named are vanishing before scientists ...

A deep ocean whale graveyard is revealing new clues about whale evolution and the ecosystems that form around their remains.