Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...

A Boston University led team of scientists analyzed a Pacific Ocean seamount that is teeming with biologically diverse corals ...

Researchers who discovered “dark oxygen” on the ocean floor are planning a new project to learn even more about their ...

The phenomenon of 'dark oxygen,' whereby deep-sea metallic nodules generate oxygen without sunlight, is reshaping our ...

Scientists on a submersible in the Pacific Ocean found a 1-foot-long sea creature with 24 “feet” and discovered a new species, a study said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Several miles below the ...

In the Meratus mountain range of Indonesia, researchers discovered two new species of fanged frogs, Limnonectes maanyanorum ...

(KGO) -- An ocean ... Pacific Ocean and our own Bay Area coastline. Understanding those changes could be key to staying Climate Ready. When Stanford researchers began tracking a group of ...

The Pacific Sea Level and Geodetic Monitoring (PSLGM), operates under the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac). It is a continuation of the 20-year South Pacific Sea Level and ...

The deepest regions of Earth's oceans, known as the abyssal and hadal zones, lie at least as far under the water's surface as ...

The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team ...

The unusual holes in the ocean didn't reveal an underwater volcano or some hydrothermal vents, but rather something remarkable.