Scientists uncovered the "mystery mollusk," a strange glowing sea creature lurking in the ocean's midnight depths.

The deep ocean is a busy place when it comes to chemistry, particularly in the case of the hydrothermal vents that litter the ...

The most dangerous sea creatures in the world don't always have large teeth like great white sharks or weigh over 10 tons (9 ...

MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the ocean traditionally functions as a "carbon sink" that ...

Yet these tiny organisms — called plankton — may be unable to thrive in the rapidly warming oceans, according to a pair of ...

These unusual features and behaviors are likely the result of its unique environment, deep below the surface in what's called the ocean's "midnight zone." "Almost every aspect of Bathydevius ...

Picture yourself sinking, slowly, beneath the waves. As you fall, the Sun becomes smaller, and dimmer, and dimmer still. The cold waters crush in around you as the pressure increases. Now you're ...

Marine heatwaves and cold spells are occurring both on the ocean surface and below, with ocean currents influencing their frequency. While marine heatwaves (MHWs) have been studied at the sea ...

“The animals that live down in the deep sea are not ones that live in surface waters,” said Itay Budin, who studies the biochemistry of cell membranes at the University of California, San Diego.

Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Like a deep-sea modern dancer, a rarely seen animal undulates in the dark, its vast arms swirling slowly through the water. You’ve just ...