A rarely seen oarfish appeared in shallow water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Feb. 9, surprising beachgoers. The ...

The critically endangered whitefin swellshark, a little-known deep-sea species, faces a grim future as climate change ...

The "cold seep" ecosystem research facility will be located 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) beneath the surface of the highly ...

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

Scientists explore Lost City, in the Atlantic, where chemical reactions in hydrothermal vents could explain the origin of ...

China has approved the construction of a deep-sea research facility in the South China Sea to support marine exploration.

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...

Monument Geyser Basin is one of the most unique areas of Yellowstone National Park. Its ancient undersea wasteland at 7,300 ...

China has officially approved the construction of a deep-sea research facility in the South China Sea, marking a significant ...

A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

But some giant piling worms are found around deep-sea hydrothermal vents. “When these worms were first discovered, it was ...