Research indicates that delicate deepwater corals tolerated or adapted to major climate and salinity fluxes, “yet today, it’s ...

Scientists have found ancient nail tooth shark fossils deep inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, revealing new information about ...

The pliosaur was a carnivorous reptilian apex predator that roamed and ruled the seas for millions of years during the ...

Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they’re still thriving today! Known as “living fossils,” ...

Saskia Birt uncovers the significant environmental stakes of deep-sea mining and its unforeseen role in oceanic oxygen production.

A shark no larger than a human hand that stalked the ancient sea floor 340 million years ago has been dubbed the “chipmunk ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

Deep-sea creatures’ surface appearances provide unique study opportunities and highlight ecosystem preservation’s importance.