In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

The colossal squid, the world's largest squid species, was caught on video for the first time swimming in its natural habitat ...

The ‘David Packard’ is named for the Silicon Valley pioneer who donated more than $1 billion to ocean research.

A team of scientists set out on the research ship Falkor (too) in February for a 35-day expedition off the South Sandwich Islands, a chain of subantarctic islands. Their main goal was to use a ...

Finding anything at the bottom of Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth, is extremely exciting for scientists.

New York (AFP) – A Canadian deep-sea mining pioneer, The Metals Company, is charting a new course to land the controversial extraction practice's first commercial contract -- by appealing to US ...

A Canadian deep-sea mining pioneer, The Metals Company, is charting a new course to land the controversial extraction practice's first commercial contract -- by appealing to US President Donald Trump.

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(Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal) Show Caption Jellyfish-like sea creatures have washed ashore on the beaches of Northern California. Known as Velella velella, or “by-the-wind sailors,” the ...

The RSV Nuyina icebreaker is part-way though its first mission dedicated solely to marine science. Along with understanding the impacts of warmer waters in the Antarctic region, scientists have ...

A fragile creature that was drawn into an Australian ship during a remote voyage has begun to lay eggs. The delicate “sea butterfly” was discovered inside the icebreaker RSV Nuyina during a ...