These include the sunlight zone (epipelagic), the twilight zone (mesopelagic), the midnight zone (bathypelagic), the abyssal zone (abyssopelagic), and the hadal zone (trenches) ...

The epipelagic, also known as the sunlight zone, is the very top layer of the ocean where visible light can still be found. Extending down to 200 metres (656 ft) below the surface, the epipelagic ...

Photo Credit: NASA Oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where fish and animals cannot survive, have been expanding in the open ocean and coastal waters for several decades as a result of human ...

In the ocean twilight zone, bioluminescent creatures paint glowing highways through the water, lighting up the abyss with a beauty and strangeness that can leave even the most seasoned scientist ...

Update: The key points with this story have been corrected to note the new Slow Zone is in effect until April 14. North Atlantic right whales have again been detected near Ocean City, Maryland ...