A mysterious group of deep-sea whales was just spotted near a remote archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. The marine creatures — Gervais’ beaked whales — were seen off the coast of Portugal’s Madeira ...

The expedition discovered many sea creatures, including at least 40 species never seen by anyone before.

A new species living at extreme ocean depths in Monterey Bay Canyon was discovered by researchers with Monterey Bay Aquarium ...

At first thought to hold the pesticide DDT, some mysterious barrels dumped in the deep sea near Los Angeles actually contain ...

Scientists have filmed odd communities of life flourishing deeper in the ocean than ever before. The chemosynthesis-based life-forms get their energy from chemical reactions, powered by gases seeping ...

SAN DIEGO — Children press their faces against the glass, marveling at the serpentine creature stretched out before them. "Oh, that's so long! Eleven feet!" one young visitor exclaims, comparing the ...

In a significant marine discovery, researchers have identified a new deep-sea snailfish species, the bumpy snailfish ...

Antarctica holds many secrets. It is the most mysterious on-land place on Earth. Recently, scientists found a "new" creature that only appeared because of us.

Marine animals living in the cold, dark depths of the ocean are interconnected across the world by a hidden “superhighway”, a groundbreaking new study suggests. The research, published in the journal ...

For over a century, the Antarctic gonate squid (Gonatus antarcticus) had remained one of the most elusive and mysterious creatures of the deep. First discovered in 1898, the squid had only ever been ...

The Gonatus antarcticus squid, a mysterious squid found only in the frigid waters around Antarctica, was caught on camera for the first time on Christmas Day by the Schmidt Ocean Institute. The ...

A massive hydrothermal field, Kunlun, has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean, exceeding the size of the Lost City. This ...