Even ecosystems once considered somewhat shielded from human waste are still being reached by it.

Meet some of the 31 new species scientists have identified in what could be record time, off the coast of Brazil.

Far beneath the surface of the ocean lies the largest and least explored habitat on Earth. The deep sea is cold, dark, highly ...

Microplastics have been found in the bodies of deep-sea organisms living at depths exceeding 2,000 meters. This study ...

Hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor host a broad range of rare and unusual ecosystems. They can be spread far apart, yet ...

Thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface, creatures that have never been formally named are vanishing before scientists ...

Living nearly 900 meters underwater, this isopod evolved unusual adaptations to thrive in the world’s most food-scarce ...

For the first time, researchers have filmed the elusive goblin shark alive in the deep ocean where it naturally lives. The ...

A pill bug dwelling under a garden pot curls its body into a tiny armored ball as self-defense. Far below the ocean surface, ...

How do you bring organisms back from deep depths like the Mariana Trench without the organisms exploding from the change in outside pressure? Researchers have had success bringing organisms from the ...

Twenty-seven photographs from seven deep-sea localities in the North Atlantic reveal cirrate octopods in their natural habitat. The photographs demonstrate that these octopods are benthopelagic, ...

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