From deep sea ghost sharks to symbiotic worms and unusual crustaceans, scientists have identified 1,121 new marine species in ...

California sea otters maintain a warm body temperature in cold waters, which increases their energy demands to about three ...

The Ocean Census project says scientists have discovered 1,121 previously unknown species in a single year. The rush is on to ...

This marks a major breakthrough in one of Earth's least understood environments.

Perhaps the longest animal ever recorded: An estimated 150-foot-long siphonophore. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute The discovery, made by scientists aboard the R/V Falkor, a vessel operated by the ...

Earth’s largest ecosystem is broiling. Every day for the last 12 months, the average temperature of most of the sea’s surface has been the highest ever recorded on that calendar date, preliminary data ...

Learn how the Ocean Census discovered 1,121 new marine species, from deep-sea “ghost sharks” to carnivorous sponges, while ...

Scientists discovered a giant underwater mountain. And it's teeming with deep sea life. An endeavor aboard the Falkor (too) — a 363-foot (111-meter) research vessel operated by the Schmidt Ocean ...

So it’s surprising that this species in the phylum Cnidarians (along with jellyfish, corals, and other sea creatures) ...