China has officially approved the construction of a deep-sea research facility in the South China Sea, marking a significant ...

Under-sea mountains are key locations for predators -- with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows.

Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...

Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.

An amateur fossil hunter just unearthed a new species of "sea dragon" dinosaur on a British beach. The sea dragon, or ...

A scary-looking creature with “devil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island.

There's something magical about the allure of the deep that creates a spark inside you—one powerful enough to even rekindle a long-lost romance.

[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We ...

Beryllium-10, a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth ...