Dumping into the ocean was common throughout the mid 20th century, resulting in 'halo' barrels appearing around Los Angeles. Here's the impact they are causing.

The new threatened species is known from only three pools of water that sit along a road into a small village in eastern Brazil.

Scientists are astonished at what’s forming below the sea’s surface, but they now have the opportunity to study how the ...

The discovery is exciting because it broadens previous ideas that teeth are mainly used for eating, says researcher Karly ...

Scientists discovered a new deep-sea coral named Iridogorgia chewbacca, its shaggy branches resembling the iconic Wookiee ...

Scientists have finally solved a decades-long mystery about a strange crater deep under the North Sea. The Silverpit Crater, first discovered in 2002, has now been confirmed as the result of a massive ...

A new species of Boulenophrys toad was discovered on Mount Hengshan in China, according to a study. Kuang, D.-Y., Wei, Y.-F., Luo, Y.-S., Pei, K.-W., Cao, Y.-Y., Zhang, M.-F., Huang, T.-F., Pu, L., & ...

A new species of deep-sea octopus with enormous eyes. Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis, the Carnarvon flapjack octopus, was found in Australia.

Deep-sea fossils have long fascinated scientists, offering glimpses into the ancient past and revealing the mysteries of ...

"It was an unsolved mystery, as we know that plastic debris should remain floating on the sea surface. Now we have a deep ...

The bumpy snailfish is one of three newly identified deep-sea snailfish species described by MBARI collaborators at SUNY ...

The global High Seas Treaty, decades in the making, will become international law. It aims to create vast maritime ...