In an exciting fusion of science and creativity, marine biologists have identified a new deep-sea coral species named Iridogorgia chewbacca. Native to the tropical western Pacific Ocean, this coral ...

Far beneath the surface of the ocean lies the largest and least explored habitat on Earth. The deep sea is cold, dark, highly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have documented the first live observations of goblin sharks (Mitsukurina owstoni) in their natural habitat, capturing ...

Coastal flooding is becoming more frequent globally due to rising sea levels. Extreme sea-level events now occur four times ...

Fish species living in the deep sea feature a surprisingly large range of body shapes that evolved in different ways and at different rates depending on where the fishes live in the ocean, new ...

More than 8,000 people submitted name suggestions for a tiny mollusk pulled from a sunken log nearly three miles beneath the surface of the Northwestern Pacific. The animal, a chiton, now carries the ...

Rare molluscs that could advance medicine and technology are increasingly at risk as seabed mineral extraction expands.

When we think of marine life, we usually picture colourful coral reefs or dense seaweed forests filled with fish and other critters. The ocean that comes to mind is the one touched by sunlight.

Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents, today’s update of The IUCN Red List of ...

The deep sea is a dark, cold place. It’s just a few degrees above freezing, subject to immense pressure, and beyond the reach of the sunlight needed for photosynthesis. The life that does survive in ...

Researchers have documented the first live observations of goblin sharks (Mitsukurina owstoni) in their natural habitat, capturing the rare deep-sea predators during two encounters in the central ...