A sleeper shark has been captured by an underwater camera for the first time in the Antarctic Ocean. The report by the ...

When we dream of landscapes, we might imagine rolling valleys or rugged mountains. But there is a whole landscape hidden from ...

Researchers studying a deep-sea octopus called Muusoctopus robustus have found thousands of the animals congregating at ...

I've been to the Mariana Trench. The choice is clear: Protect one of earth's last frontiers or destroy it before we even understand what we're losing.

Did you know that the deep ocean can produce oxygen without the need of solar light nor photosynthesis? According to a study ...

In July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through the eyes of an underwater robot as they explored the Mar del Plata Canyon.

Scientists discovered that wrinkled rocks in Morocco were formed by deep sea microbes that survived without sunlight.

The underwater world often feels like something from another planet. Life in the seas and oceans remains a mystery to those of us on the surface—not only fascinating but also breathtakingly beautiful, ...

Q. Someone told me that the body and arms of calamari, like you eat in a restaurant, can be more than 40 feet long. I’m not sure I believe my ...

When ships sink, they add artificial structures to the seafloor that can quickly become diverse, ecologically important underwater communities.

More than a million giant skate eggs are discovered incubating in the heat of an underwater Pacific Ocean volcano.

What if the key to solving the world’s growing water crisis lies not on land but deep beneath the ocean’s surface? With millions of people lacking access to clean water and traditional desalination ...