The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

As Steven Spielberg’s classic celebrates its 50th anniversary, Olivia Petter examines the impact its villainous 25-foot great ...

Other animals including some early humans, non-human primates, sea otters, elephants, and bird species are known to use ...

Noise pollution from deep-sea mining carries an invisible risk for sea life, warn researchers, urging greater transparency from the industry to help mitigate the harms.

It is estimated that there are between 700,000 and one million creatures living in the ocean. To date, approximately 242,500 ...

Sticking out of the wood and flowing in the water were two “unusual,” feather-like creatures attached to the rotting material ...

Companies are preparing to move forward with seabed mining, but a method for gathering critical minerals from the seafloor ...

A cargo ship that had been delivering new vehicles to Mexico sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members ...

"The ocean has boundaries that are invisible to us but known to all sorts of microbes and animals that live there," said Hawco. "The North Pacific Transition Zone is one of these boundaries.

Big animals of the ocean go about their days mostly hidden from view. Scientists know these marine megafauna—such as whales, sharks, seals, turtles and birds—travel vast distances to feed and ...