“It’s definitely always very gratifying to see these animals go back into their ocean home,” said Dr. Heather Barron with the ...

A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 meters in search of new species, ...

Close to the summit of an underwater mountain west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a jagged landscape of towers rises from the ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

Spy in the Ocean is an engaging four-part show from Nature that drops the audience right into the mysterious deep blue sea.

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A new study led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with international partners, finds that ...

Scientists descend nearly 11,000 meters into the Pacific to investigate reports of oxygen production without sunlight on the ...

The deep sea is home to some of the largest and strangest creatures on Earth. Scientists have long noticed a pattern of extreme size at great depths, but the reasons remain debated. Factors like ...

Even the tiniest discoveries can have outsized significance, a worm in a salty lake hints at life yet to be found.

You don't have to be a genius: anemones have been using human genes to form their bodies for 600 million years.

In Earth’s deepest waters, survival depends on aggression, stealth, and biology built for killing in darkness. This video counts down nine of the creepiest deep sea creatures, revealing how their ...