The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

Ever wondered how much of our vast, mysterious oceans we’ve uncovered? Spoiler alert: not nearly as much as you’d think!

In 1917, a civil engineer pioneered the first deep-sea vehicle to attempt filming underwater. A century later, we have James ...

Communities in coastal areas such as Florida, shown in this 1992 NASA image, are vulnerable to the effects of sea level rise, ...

Unusual ocean events like the surfacing of oarfish, mass whale strandings, and anglerfish near shore indicate potential ...

A humpback anglerfish, usually found deep underwater, was filmed near the surface. The amazed scientists and sparked online ...

Hidden in the abyss of the Atacama Trench, Dulcibella camanchaca reveals itself as a unique predator adapted to the darkness.

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

Triton was the first submersible to reach the deepest points of all five oceans. Journalist Susan Casey shares her experience ...

An exploratory expedition describes two deep-sea, low oxygen ecosystems in the Red Sea, including some surprising fish.