As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be ...

Scientific divers have navigated a series of treacherous dives more than 330 feet deep in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of deep ocean reefs. They’re finding new species — and evidence of both cl ...

U.N. Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The past 12 months brought landslide multilateral wins for ocean ...

A study led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has revealed critical new ...

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

Researchers found that eroded lava rubble beneath the South Atlantic can trap enormous amounts of CO2 for tens of millions of ...

Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that the deep ocean’s carbon-fixing engine works very differently than long ...

Perhaps it was hiding from predators. Or trying to catch food. Then again, maybe it just wanted to be left alone.

Japan is doing deep-sea mining of rare earth-rich mud to secure critical minerals, cut reliance on China and change global ...

Bioluminescence is rare on land but common in the ocean. This video explains why. Darkness, depth, and open water create ...

The accumulated floating plastic known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is 620,000 square miles — nearly twice the size of Texas. One group is trying to clean up the more than 100,000 tons of ...