Scientists discovered the 1-foot-long animal while aboard a submersible several miles deep in the Pacific Ocean. Take a look.

Whales are the biggest creatures on Earth. These animals are found in every ocean, but that doesn't make them fish.

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have ...

Nearly a dozen miles off the California coast on a foggy October morning, a crane lifts a boxy yellow robot off the deck of the research vessel Rachel Carson and lowers it into Monterey Bay’s choppy ...

A newly discovered giant isopod has been named after Darth Vader of Star Wars, inspired by his iconic and distinctive helmet. The 32.5 cm-long sea bug, known as a 'supergiant' was found off the coast ...

Turtle populations continue to face unpredictable challenges from climate change, according to a joint study between ...

The debris and pollution from the recent L.A. fires will eventually make their way to the ocean — and scientists will be ...

One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at 400 m water depth, acts as a sanctuary for a number of marine species.

A new study led by UC Santa Cruz ecology and evolutionary biologist Malin Pinsky finds that temperature changes due to ...

A new report says the expansion of nickel mining in Indonesia is a threat to one of Earth’s most biodiverse marine regions ...

Sharks and rays have populated the world's oceans for around 450 million years, but more than a third of the species living ...

Conservation groups are praising a recent decision to reinstate protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales in a ...