An unusual pattern of tiny rock tunnels, first found in Namibia's desert roughly 15 years ago, could be the work of an ...

Dozens of these otherworldly creatures may be entirely new to science, never before documented by humans. The images and ...

This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet below the ocean surface and sustains life across our planet. It includes the twilight zone and the midnight zone, where strange and ...

In the vibrant yet fragile waters of the Gulf of Oman, spectacular phytoplankton blooms – visible even from space – unfold in ...

But while lifeless during that time, the planet was already covered by vast oceans dotted with hydrothermal vent systems that ...

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

Stanford scientists found that dramatic climate changes after the Great Dying enabled a few marine species to spread globally ...

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.

Mesoscale eddies, oceanic gyres about 100 kilometers in diameter, are ubiquitous features of the global ocean and play a ...

Beachwood Beach, located along the Toms River, was closed to swimming late last summer over health concerns due to high ...

Recent discoveries have shattered previous assumptions, unveiling a trio of deep-sea marvels that redefine our understanding ...

Imagine the world’s oceans with their beautiful blue color. Now, imagine that the same oceans were green. This is the intriguing possibility suggested by new research from Nagoya University in Japan.