The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface, yet we’ve explored less of it than we have the surface of the moon.

Marine mammal care centers worry NOAA furloughs and cuts over a longer period could reduce oversight for ocean creatures.

We may not notice it, but marine creatures off the Bay Area coast are already feeling the heat. Ocean temperatures in the ...

Documentation provides one of the most detailed observations of seafloor biodiversity and habitats at these depths ...

The ocean is home to some sea creatures that will likely give you a fright. Much of the ocean's marine life is yet to be discovered, with scientists estimating that a whopping 91% of ocean species ...

Q. I enjoy learning about bizarre animals like the terrestrial one you recently wrote about called a hammerhead worm. With all the strange animals found on land, the oceans must be full of even more ...

There is a reason we call ourselves the Blue Planet.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Bivalve mollusks—clams, oysters, and mussels—come from one of the most ancient animal lineages on the planet. These shelled creatures are especially useful for aging research because many species show ...

Clay weighs down carbon and other materials, helping it sink deeper into the ocean. Video courtesy of Dartmouth College. In 2016, Dartmouth professor Mukul Sharma was thinking that bringing down ...

The ocean is full of some incredibly odd creatures. It feels like the further you go down, the stranger and more alien-like they become. With so many interesting creatures, it makes you wonder, what ...

Although clown fish are conceived on coral reefs, they spend the first part of their lives as larvae drifting in the open ocean. The fish are not yet orange, striped or even capable of swimming. They ...