Case in point: Scientists from Tokyo University and Hokkaido University in Japan stumbled across some mysterious jet-black ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

A species of rarely seen since its discovery in the late 19th century, the goblin shark recently turned up in Spanish waters.

The bumphead sunfish (Mola alexandrini) is one of the strangest and most impressive giants in the ocean. With a flattened, ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

A deep-sea catshark (Scyliorhinus haeckelii) documented at 198 meters on the outer edge of the continental shelf, near the ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler For most of modern history, the open ocean has been treated as a place apart. Beyond the ...

Researchers documented the activity of neurons that shape directional navigation as bats explored a remote island off the ...

Marine microbes cooperate far more than they compete, reshaping how scientists understand ocean ecosystems and climate ...

A research trip to Antarctica uncovered marine life that hadn't been seen before in one of the world's most remote spots.

A group of German scientists tested the effects of a more acidic ocean on sharks' teeth and found that future generations of ...

The new majority of the Toms River Township Council wants to get back the town's animal shelter, but the mayor says it's too ...