For deep reef divers, descending into the ocean’s mesophotic layer can feel like exploring the moon. Discovering never-before ...

An international research expedition involving Cornell has uncovered new details as to why a 2011 earthquake northeast of ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the ...

"There is strong justification for continued optimism regarding the potential for extraterrestrial life," said one of the ...

The deep sea around Antarctica just got a whole lot weirder as researchers have discovered at least 30 previously unknown ...

In recent years, a major ocean current changed its path in two crucial ways. Now parts of the sea are rising, other parts are falling, ocean temperatures are breaking records — and Japan’s iconic ...

The mood was equal parts celebratory and somber among the 300-odd Chagossians who came together at a community center in ...

Arm Octopus' was spotted near Monterey Bay, USA. Seen only four times in 40 years, it continues to baffle scientists ...

During the lockdowns of 2020, global shipping was severely restricted and ocean noise pollution all but ceased. Instead the ...

Ocean microbes can use urea when ammonium is scarce. This helps them survive in poor waters and reshapes our view of the nitrogen cycle.

Scientists on California’s Central Coast recently spotted a giant, evasive seven-arm octopus while on a research expedition ...

And it’s truly black.” A hidden artery running through East Asia, the Kuro­shio has shaped life along its path for millennia.