When an invasive species of crab was threatening an entire ecosystem in Monterey County's Elkhorn Slough, an unexpected hero stepped in to save the day.

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.

Understanding the relationship between humans and the ocean is crucial for making informed and effective decisions that will ...

KARWAR: Marine life in and around Karwar is healthy and rich with aquatic life, as per researchers at Department of Marine ...

The 8-inch, bright pink slug has been isolated in a "sky island" for millions of years.

Leafy Sea Dragon is a marine creature that looks like a floating plant. It has delicate leaf like appendages and can thrive ...

The Borealis Mud Volcano, 400 metres below the surface, continuously releases methane-rich fluids, creating a unique deep-sea ecosystem that researchers now believe serves as a sanctuary for ...

The ecosystem is also important to understand as “the Arctic seabed plays an important role in oil and gas extraction activities and the emerging deep-sea mining industry,” she added.

Abandoned ships at sea have emerged as a serious maritime ... endangering global shipping routes, marine ecosystems, and seafarers themselves. Ship abandonment occurs when ship owners fail to ...

ABOARD A FRENCH NAVY FLIGHT OVER THE BALTIC SEA — With its powerful camera, the French Navy surveillance plane scouring the Baltic Sea zoomed in on a cargo ship plowing the waters below—closer ...

SINGAPORE – The global sea-level rise due to climate change could be up to 90cm higher than earlier estimates by the end of the century, new research by NTU has found. The UN climate science ...