A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January, giving researchers a rare opportunity to ...

A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

When the A-84 iceberg calved in January, it unveiled a 209-square-mile swath of seafloor. Nearby scientists rushed to the ...

A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...

It’s the kind of event that when it happens, you leave whatever you’re doing,” said Patricia Esquete, the expedition’s chief scientist.

No human had ever explored the deep sea there before. “It’s the kind of event that when it happens ... Among the species potentially new to science are crustaceans, sea snails, worms and fish. It will ...

A seastar that specializes in living on pieces of wood that have fallen into the ocean is among the top 10 new marine species ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...

Far below the surface of the South China Sea, a creature with “glass-like” skin was discovered. Greg Nerantzakis via Unsplash Deep below the surface of the ocean in the South China Sea ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean in the South China Sea, a robot named “discovery” searched the seafloor for life. Faxian, meaning discovery in Chinese, is a remote-operated vehicle ...