An expedition records 29,556 animals in the abyssal trenches and reveals how they survive the pressure and total darkness.

Learn all about the fascinating discovery of three deep-sea species, found off the coast of California, including the cute ...

MIT researchers traced chemical fossils in ancient rocks back to the ancestors of today’s demosponges. A team of geochemists ...

Learn how these slow-moving creatures recycle nutrients through their poop to keep coral reefs thriving and oceans balanced.

Sea Otter Awareness Week is celebrated annually from September 21 to September 27 to highlight not only why the keystone marine mammal needs to continue to be protected, but also the threats the ...

Humans may count themselves lucky to reach 100, but some creatures have lifespans that make centuries look like a weekend. In the ocean’s depths and the world’s quiet corners, a handful of species ...

For generations, flapper skate was mislabelled as common skate. It was only in 2010 that the common skate was shown, ...

Scientists say sea monster is a new kind of animal. This unidentified specimen belonging within Relicanthidae is a sea creature that was previously thought to be a giant sea anemone (order Actiniaria) ...

Every October or November, the island hosts a massive crab migration that transforms its jungles and beaches into seas of red ...

Nearly 1,800 animals since 2009 have had life-threatening encounters. A new report details the grim circumstances facing marine animals as millions of pounds of plastic continue to make their way into ...