The new species were found in the East China Sea, a body of water off the eastern coast of China, south of Japan and South ...

Two continents collided millions of years ago, forming a bridge that changed Earth's climate system and triggered one of history's greatest animal migrations.

As the Earth's crust shifted and groaned over millions of years, something extraordinary happened beneath the surface. Deep ...

Some people witnessed the enchanting display of bioluminescent algae illuminating the waves in uMdloti on Good Friday. Experts explain the science behind this natural phenomenon.

Despite achieving Unesco biosphere status on the basis of its marine reserves, hazardous chemical contaminants pollute the ...

On global capitalism and shipping as its engine, deep sea mining, the climate crisis and ‘Deep Water’, his work looks at how ...

Imagine a world where every night, under the cloak of darkness, billions of creatures begin a silent journey upward from the ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. BERGEN ...

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

The subject of legends for thousands of years, the giant squid remains largely a mystery to scientists despite being the ...

Though once thought to be siphonophores — colonies of specialized zooids — the velella velella is now classified as a single ...

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, there are creatures so bizarre and terrifying that even the sea seems to hide them. From ...