Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Endoxocrinus kexuei, or the Kexue crinoid, was named after the ocean vessel "Kexue" from the Chinese Academy of Science for ...

Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off the U.S. West Coast that ...

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Biology professor Shana Goffredi calls these new curious creatures “extremely adorable” — although arachnophobes may disagree ...

These armored scavengers roam the ocean floor and can grow up to 20 inches long. With their rigid exoskeleton and eerie, twitching legs, they look to match up to a serious horror-movie energy.

It’s a very rewarding feeling when you finally make that final cut and see the whale go free,” one of the rescuers said.

“While the deep sea feels really far away, all organisms are interconnected. Even though they’re small, these animals have a big impact in that environment,” Goffredi said.

The never-before-seen footage of sea creatures struggling in fishing nets is featured in National Geographic’s new documentary Ocean with David Attenborough.

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