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

These bone-eating communities are ancient, and have been on Earth for at least 100 million years. Before whales existed, bone-eating worms were eating into the skeletons of mosasaurs, ichthyosaurs and ...

In a baffling show of generosity, killer whales across the globe are giving fish to humans—and scientists are racing to ...

One of the world's second-largest species of fish was spotted off the coast of P.E.I. by a group of people returning from a ...

Boaters off the coast of California got the chance to spot a sea creature “trifecta.” “Calm seas” allowed for onlookers to ...

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

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

A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking ...

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

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

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