The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

When most of us picture the ocean, we imagine turquoise waves, colorful reefs, and shoals of darting fish. But that’s only the surface. Venture deeper, far below the last reach of sunlight, and you ...

Scientists are a little closer to understanding what goes on deep beneath the surface of our oceans.

A study exploring this was published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials and reported in ScienceDirect. Researchers used ...

In July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through the eyes of an underwater robot as they explored the Mar del Plata Canyon.

Scientists have discovered at least four new species of octopus in the deep waters of a 100-square-mile area near Costa Rica, officials from the Schmidt Ocean Institute said on Tuesday. An ...

Some animals produce their own light, no special effects involved. In certain cases, it helps them hunt or avoid predators.

A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the mining equipment. Researchers worked in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone ( CCZ) ...

Some animals do not have red blood like humans. From spiders to octopuses, their copper-rich blue blood helps them survive ...

We turn now to the ocean with NPR's Short Wave podcast. This story plays out in the midnight zone, which is 1,000 to 4,000 meters below the surface... (SOUNDBITE OF SUBMARINE MOVING) MA: ...Even ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can ...

Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most elegant solutions to life in extreme environments. Here’s how ...