Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine ...

A major scientific effort is underway to uncover elusive deep-sea species in Australian and New Zealand waters, using cutting ...

Scientists delving into the unexplored regions of the Red Sea have uncovered perilous natural traps on the ocean floor. They identified brine pools located nearly 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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