Their sudden appearances have long been associated with myths of impending disasters, earning them the nickname "doomsday ...

Scientists delving into the unexplored regions of the Red Sea have uncovered perilous natural traps on the ocean floor. They identified brine pools located nearly 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the ...

A newly discovered deepwater tilefish, Branchiostegus sanae, has been named after San from Princess Mononoke due to its unique facial markings. Researchers confirmed its new-species status through ...

Dive into the mysterious depths of the ocean and discover nine bizarre deep-sea creatures with unique features, eerie appearances, and mind-blowing survival adaptations.

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine ...

The Japan Trench, a vast tectonic chasm along the Pacific Ring of Fire, is known for its extreme depth—stretching 5 miles ...

The contents of three large metal cases have changed our understanding of life under the ocean. Inside were vials of sediment hauled up from a record 8km below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to ...

New scans of the bottom of the Japan Trench reveal extensive burrow structures and evidence of regular "reset" events that ...

Marine biologists will drop 120 tonnes of rubble onto the sea floor off the coast of south-west Victoria to grow new sponge ...

The ocean is vast and still holds many mysteries. Today, we’re going to dive deep and explore 8 of these fascinating ocean mysteries.