In the South China Sea, off China’s Hainan Island, researchers dropped the carcass of a cow about 5,340 feet down to the ...

Scientists have studied the predatory behavior of sharks in deep-sea ecosystems. This research provides insights into the ...

In a video by the Ocean Exploration Trust, scientists return to a whale fall off the coast of British Columbia for the third ...

Pacific sleeper sharks were spotted in the South China Sea - 1,800 miles from home - offering new clues about deep-ocean ...

When we think of the ocean, what often comes to mind are familiar sights– coral reefs, fishing boats, and waves breaking ...

On June 27, Janet Neilson, a biologist with the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, saw an adult humpback whale near ...

Two new studies warn Vancouver-based miner's deep-sea operations threaten whales, dolphins and an uncounted number of other ...

Exploration for deep-sea minerals in the Clarion Clipperton Zone threatens to disrupt an unexpectedly rich ecosystem of whales and dolphins. New studies have detected endangered species in the area ...

The smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing red gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack ...

A whale’s body decomposes in three stages —Mobile Scavenger, Enrichment Opportunist, and Sulfophilic—and each stage provides its own benefits to a succession of deep sea creatures.

A 13-day survey conducted in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found a large variety of marine life living in the region, ...

In a surprising discovery, scientists observed Pacific sleeper sharks, typically found in cold, northern waters, feeding on a ...