Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences on the tiny animals at the core of the vast ocean food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our plates.

In the inky depths of the Central Pacific Ocean, nearly 2,400 meters below the surface, scientists have discovered a new ...

If you know what diatoms are, it's probably because of their beauty. These single-celled algae found on the ocean floor have ...

In the darkness of the deep ocean, where pressure crushes and light fails, an expedition has found an astonishing array of ...

The indentations are nests of fish called yellowfin notie, and they are not randomly scattered—rather, they appear to have ...

Rescuers are trying to free a pod of long-finned pilot whales stranded off the Australian island of Tasmania. Around 470 ...