Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of electric ray from the deep waters of ...

While oil is known to float, new research finds that over time it can permeate even extremely deep marine habitats, with ...

This bootylicious 'Patrick Star' lives alongside dozens of species we've never seen before. (ROV SuBastian/ROV ...

A deep-sea exploration team has discovered 57 new species, including one they compare to a Spongebob Squarepants character, ‘Patrick Star’. STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS BY SUBSCRIBING TO ...

Early response to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion. (US Coast Guard) In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig failed ...

For more than a decade, the struggle for maritime dominance across the Western Pacific has driven major powers to project ...

In a recent paper published in Scientific Reports, researchers from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) warn that some ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study. The Axial Seamount is gonna blow, scientists say. The only ...

New research published Sept. 19 in Geophysical Research Letters shows that using data collected by deep ocean robots, called Deep Argo floats, combined with historical data from research vessels has ...

When the submarine plunged to about 1,500 meters below sea level, ecologist Jeff Drazen asked the pilots to cut the strobe lights that had been guiding them through the pitch-black waters. For a ...

Belize is turning to its deep waters to fulfill its pledge to protect 30% of its ocean and achieve the sixth milestone of its ...

The Trump administration is officially moving ahead with a decision to lease ocean tracts off the coast of American Samoa for ...