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 ...

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.

Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...

Elephant seals are now key players in ocean research. Fitted with smart sensors, these massive marine mammals are helping ...

Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...

Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.

The announcement comes after reports that Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected 62 Chinese military aircraft near ...

One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at ...