A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet below the ocean surface and sustains life across our ...

Mesoscale ocean eddies transport nutrients and energy-rich lipids, helping sustain marine ecosystems far from coasts.

In the depths of the ocean, where there’s no sunlight and the pressure could crush a submarine, a handful of animals have ...

Beneath the Pacific Ocean southeast of Hawaii, a hidden treasure trove of polymetallic nodules can be found scattered across ...

In recent weeks, hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and other animals have turned up in the sand dead or seriously ill, alarming ...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when ...

Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in L.A.’s coastal waters after the January fires, raising serious concerns for ...

A 10-year-old boy from a village in Lingshui county, South China's Hainan Province survives a perilous 24-hour drift at sea ...

A federal judge in Florida has blocked the imports of a high-priced fish from protected waters near Antarctica, siding with U ...

While it was previously known that ocean eddies transport large quantities of organic carbon and nutrients, the exact composition and nutritional quality of this material for zooplankton and fish ...