Earth's vast oceanic biodiversity remains largely unexplored, with only a fraction of an estimated two million total living ...

New research unveils 14 previously unknown marine species, offering fresh insight into life hidden in the ocean’s depths.

Scientists warn deep-sea mining could harm sharks, rays, and ghost sharks. Their habitats overlap mining zones.

P opcorn-like parasites, ghostly crustaceans, and creepy worms are among the 14 new species that have recently been found in ...

Deep sea mining has disastrous consequences for marine life, many of which are still unknown to oceanographers.

Two thousand feet below the surface of Western Australia’s coast, a light flickers where no sunlight reaches. It’s not from a submersible or diver’s lamp — it comes from a shark. Nearby, two ...

The ocean's mammals are at a crucial crossroads - with some at risk of extinction and others showing signs of recovery, researchers say. The ocean's mammals are at a crucial crossroads -- with some at ...

While it’s not helping fly the Millennium Falcon, marine biologists have discovered a new type of deep-sea coral in the western Pacific Ocean that bears a striking similarity to a certain beloved Star ...

SAUSALITO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Marine Mammal Center – the world’s largest marine mammal hospital – has announced the second installment of its Ocean Policy Webinar Series. The webinar will be ...

These ocean mammals are flipping out over a popular California beach in such large numbers that a city on the Pacific has been forced to close it to visitors. San Carlos Beach in Monterey told ...

The ocean’s mammals are at a crucial crossroads – with some at risk of extinction and others showing signs of recovery, researchers say. In a detailed review of the status of the world's 126 marine ...