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

Deep in the ocean's dark depths lurk bizarre and terrifying creatures evolved over centuries. Anglerfish use glowing lures to ...

Deep sea fisherman Roman Fedortsov shared a bizarre image of a crab he said looked just like Donald Trump - social media ...

Despite decades of ocean exploration, humans still lack basic answers to one of the most fundamental ecological questions: ...

A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater near the surface could help explain some of the decrease in Antarctic sea ...

The Dare County town of Duck on the Outer Banks issued a warning Thursday — just ahead of the Independence Day week holiday — ...

In recent years, the Southern Ocean has undergone one of the most dramatic environmental shifts observed anywhere on Earth.

This diffusion‑limited regime likely dominates for fluffier aggregates made of phytoplankton remains, fecal pellets, or ...

Indirect costs are fat targets for budget slashers, but beware: They make science possible. They don’t pay for the chromatograph I use in my experiments, but they do pay for the electricity to run it.

The deep sea is full of surprises, hiding creatures that look like they belong in a sci-fi movie rather than our oceans. These rare animals have adapted in incredible ways to live in a world of ...

Vast amounts of organic carbon settle on the seafloor each year, coming from decaying marine life and from living (or once living) material washed in from land. When stored in the marine environment, ...

A massive ocean survey finds plastic in every layer of the North Atlantic, revealing how deeply it has invaded marine ecosystems.