According to the study’s authors, the behaviour appears intentional. They believe the whales might be trying to interact or ...

More than a thousand fish species use sounds to exchange information, attract mates, and avoid predators through hums, grunts, clicks, and bubbles. Yet, the vital role of fish sounds—and the impact of ...

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 ...

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

Deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) is a common oceanographic phenomenon characterized by a significant peak in chlorophyll concentration at a specific depth below the ocean surface. DCM formation is ...

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

Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

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