An interdisciplinary study confirms, for the first time, the oceanographic pathways that transport floating macroalgae from ...

When a whale dies and sinks, it’s not a tragedy for the ocean — it’s a miracle. These “whale falls” become organic skyscrapers, sparking a frantic gold rush in the deep sea. Typically, a clean-up crew ...

Scientists exploring the South China Sea's Dragon Hole, a deep underwater sinkhole, discovered a thriving microbial world and an astonishing 1,700 unclassified viral types. This extreme, ...

Discover the hidden gems of the West Coast where your dollar goes further. From the "Goonies" nostalgia of Astoria to the ...

New research shows ancient tropical oceans once held more oxygen than cooler regions, reshaping where early life could ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

The ocean is continuously ventilated when surface waters sink and transport, for example, oxygen and carbon to greater depths ...

A United Nations agreement for the “conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity” in the open oceans has ...

Ocean microbes keep the planet healthy by cycling nutrients and capturing carbon, but a detailed and precise map of where ...

Scientists studying deep coral reefs near Guam say they have identified up to 20 potential new-to-science species—and a plethora of colorful and weird marine creatures—from the ocean's depths. The ...

(CNN) — Only a scattering of light penetrates the deep water, more than 300 feet beneath the ocean surface off the coast of Guam. It’s like twilight to the human eye, even in the middle of the day.

Based on a reexamination of data from the Cassini probe collected in 2012, the moon's long-suspected global ocean may actually be a slurry of ice and rock. Many icy moons in the outer solar system are ...