Over 20% of the global ocean has darkened in the past two decades, shrinking critical light zones that support marine life.

Otters are well known for their playful, energetic, and inquisitive behavior. Click here to discover five surprising facts about otters.

We study ocean habitats and strategies for conserving ocean life. In analyzing marine protected areas, we’ve concluded that simply designating protected zones is not enough. To be effective, these ...

World Otter Day highlights how these playful animals serve as crucial indicators of healthy aquatic ecosystems.

allowing us to study the luminous behavior of deep-sea animals in their natural habitat." Interestingly, Bathydevius caudactylus may have evolved bioluminescence independently from the rest of its ...

California officials sent water flowing to create new wetlands along the shores of the shrinking Salton Sea. The project is ...

The Kraken-esque critter also has the largest eyes of any animal, measuring around 28 ... has never been filmed in its natural, deep-sea habitat — until now. Prior footage mainly showed the ...

allowing us to study the luminous behavior of deep-sea animals in their natural habitat." Like other nudibranchs, the mystery mollusc is a hermaphrodite, possessing both male and female sex organs.