The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...

A total of thirty new creatures were discovered during the expedition, scouring seafloor habitats near Montagu and Saunders ...

The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface, yet we’ve explored less of it than we have the surface of the moon.

The ocean is home to some sea creatures that will likely give you a fright. Much of the ocean's marine life is yet to be discovered, with scientists estimating that a whopping 91% of ocean species ...

NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of ...

Documentation provides one of the most detailed observations of seafloor biodiversity and habitats at these depths ...

Clay weighs down carbon and other materials, helping it sink deeper into the ocean. Video courtesy of Dartmouth College. In 2016, Dartmouth professor Mukul Sharma was thinking that bringing down ...

The aquariums said its aerial survey team spotted three True’s beaked whales, a species “rarely seen at the surface,” while above the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the ...

It's a rule of thumb -- or fin -- for the ocean: The deeper you dive, the weirder things get. Now, a new exhibit lets visitors jump straight into the strangest layer of the ocean, bringing the ...

Here on the surface at Averill Park, children play on the vibrant green hills. Books are open. Lunches are enjoyed. But Rachel — an 18-foot-diameter tunneling machine — awaits the signal to resume ...