The new finding, made by researchers in a new era for marine biology, is the first such discovery of footage of an ...

A mysterious deep-sea squid filmed 4.1 km below the Pacific can disguise itself as the ocean floor, raising new questions about hidden marine life and what we still don’t know.

Scientists track elephant seals to gather ocean data and learn how these deep diving animals help reveal the secrets of the Pacific.

Iskra’s glitter worm and the Elven abyss tunicate among top species recognized by the World Register of Marine Species Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography described two of ...

Villagers on a remote island in Papua New Guinea have been warned not to eat fish until scientists can identify the cause of ...

Two groups of killer whales are engaging in a terrifying, bloody cannibalistic war beneath the ocean’s surface, where gangs ...

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The ...

Scientists find a deep-sea coral ecosystem over 100 years old, raising urgent concerns about bottom trawling in the South Pacific.

The Indo-Pacific is the largest marine biogeographical region on Earth and a global center of marine biodiversity. Nevertheless, there are gaps remaining in our understanding of the diversity, ...

Two weeks after scientists confirmed the first-ever outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, in elephant seals along the ...

A terrifying outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is ripping through California’s Bay Area, leaving a trail ...