Somewhere in the North Atlantic, more than a kilometer beneath its surface, a cold-water coral reef stretches across an ...

This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

The deep sea is a dark, cold place. It's just a few degrees above freezing, subject to immense pressure, and beyond the reach ...

A photographer captured this extraordinary site where whales' bodies lie in the shallows, with troubling repercussions for the deep oceans.

Researchers from the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment helped lead the charge of underwater ...

"I’ve been down 3,000 feet alone in the ocean, which has got to be one of the loneliest places on the planet," Widder says.

The ocean is home to some of the strangest-looking creatures in the world. It seems that the deeper you go, the stranger the ...

Scientists discover underwater mountain ranges, golden towers of coral, and never-before-seen sea creatures.

Concern has been sparked after several 'doomsday' fish were spotted on a shore miles from their natural habitat. Two of the ...

In a world first, scientists that discovered a new type of chiton turned to social media crowdsourcing to come up with the ...

Fabio Cortesi receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Lily Fogg previously received a Research Training Program scholarship from the Australian Government. The deep sea is cold, dark ...