The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...
Orcas, or “killer whales,” are not known for their amiable demeanor. Now, for the first time, they’ve been spotted repeatedly ...
Scientists have filmed a species of fish 8,336 meters (27,350 feet) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The fish, a type ...
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 ...
Documentation provides one of the most detailed observations of seafloor biodiversity and habitats at these depths ...
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 ...
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 ...
The aquariums said its aerial survey team spotted three True’s beaked whales, a species “rarely seen at the surface,” while above the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Marine mammal care centers worry NOAA furloughs and cuts over a longer period could reduce oversight for ocean creatures.