The rare creature, called Haliphron atlanticus, was seen by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's biodiversity and ...

The Metals Company wants to be the first firm to commercially mine the seafloor. The study it funded suggests that mining ...

Deep-sea creatures exhibit gigantism, with football-sized eyes and van-sized sponges thriving in crushing darkness. These ...

A newly discovered predatory “death-ball” sponge in the Southern Ocean hunts small prey with tiny hooks, revealing surprising ...

Ocean plastic has hit a critical point in 2025, threatening turtles, whales, and seabirds. See which solutions still offer hope.

PFAS discovered inside many whale and dolphin species, including deep divers, proving that pollution spreads widely and ...

For all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, ...

A bizarre sea creature was spotted slowly crawling along the sand after a high tide at the Rye Harbor Nature Reserve in the U.K. “While some might think it looks like something out of a sci-fi film, ...

Iguanas are not typically considered marine creatures — except for the marine iguana. This species of iguana has evolved to be a master of the underwater world, relying greatly on what the ocean has ...

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.

South Carolina wildlife officials warn against touching cold-stunned sea turtles or manatees after a freeze, saying ...