In 1977 scientists discovered that at the deepest parts of the ocean, which people had long imagined to be dark, cold, and lifeless, was a strange environment teeming with life. Marine geologist ...

With only 5% of the ocean explored, it remains one of the most mysterious places on Earth. Researchers are discovering life forms that defy traditional biological understanding, such as ...

Even if we stopped all fishing and tackled plastic pollution, life underwater would still ... on our coastal cities or low-lying islands, is the real issue - not the impact on animals.' Plankton is ...

Something unusual is happening in the oceans. Strange deep-sea creatures are surfacing, and marine life is behaving ...

Studying coral reefs used to mean hours of grueling manual analysis, but artificial intelligence is changing the game. A new ...

They didn't find a pineapple under the sea, but ocean researchers did find a real-life version of SpongeBob SquarePants and his buddy Patrick Star during a July 27 dip in the Atlantic Ocean.

Ocean life has managed to hold up against such natural ... containers that held them end up in the ocean. These are the real stressors for plants and critters in our ocean waters.

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the ...