For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every field ...

With more time, the fish may learn to pay attention to more subtle human features, such as hands or hair. According to the ...

Fish in the wild can tell humans apart! A study found that seabream recognize individual divers, following those who feed them while ignoring others. For years, scientific divers at a Mediterranean re ...

Maybe Jackson's ceramic "monsters" are just creatures who look like they shouldn’t belong — and in her world-building Jackson ...

Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. Analyses of sediment cores ...

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.

Conservationists are determined to protect the magnificent rays of the Pacific—whether that’s tracking them with acoustic ...

Check out this video depicting a massive sea spider that lives 2,300 feet underneath the ocean's surface, complete with sea spider facts.

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...

It is concerning if they die off as it means the sea – which we rely on for many things – is no longer healthy, says an ...

Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...

Rangiroa is a laid-back island paradise full of underwater wonders, including abundant sharks. It's the largest coral atoll ...