An extraordinary discovery has been made off the coast of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile, in the remote Salas y Gómez Ridge. During a recent expedition led by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, researchers ...

Our oceans are as remarkable as they are mysterious; the deep dark waters as foreign to us as far-reaching planets. Though ...

Since 1984, five specimens of the new species have been found in the waters of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, according to a ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists said in a press release on Tuesday ...

The second new species was found in the same fracture in the Indian Ocean at a depth of 22,669 feet, researchers said. The black pearl sea cucumber is deep purple in color with thick skin ...

Scientists discovered three new species of sea spiders that live near the ocean floor and feast on bacteria that convert ...

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

Researchers said they named the new species after the Nansei Islands near the Okinawa Trough where it was first discovered and, so far, the only area where it has been found. The Nansei Islands., also ...

The latest addition is the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) database, an open-access resource that—as its name implies—has ...

A recently published study explores the relationship between sea spiders and bacteria. Discover more and meet one of the ...

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