Researchers measured significant ecosystem damage resulting from deep-sea mining. Experts at the Natural History Museum detected a 32% drop in deep-sea biodiversity following extensive observation.

A team of taxonomists has formally described 24 species of crustaceans never before known to science, all pulled from the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Genetic tests confirm that a mysterious, unnamed species of beaked whale only rarely seen alive by Japanese fishermen roams the northern Pacific Ocean, according to research ...

The open ocean has new inhabitants ...

Thousands of feet deep in the South Pacific Ocean, a pair of scientists piloted a submersible through the dark waters and scanned the seafloor. Some pale creatures with dozens of tentacles caught ...

The Aquarium of the Pacific had a busy Monday. Alongside announcing the arrival of its new president and CEO, Jeffrey Flocken, the Long Beach aquarium also unveiled two new additions to its ...

The ocean is one of Earth’s greatest mysteries, with miles of unexplored terrain that scientists are still trying to uncover. With advancements in technology, scientists have unearthed three new ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of its kind to show that waste discharged from deep-sea mining operations in ...

For the first time, visitors at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach will be able to see rescued sea turtles as they go through rehabilitation for an eventual return to their natural habitat. The ...

Out in the open ocean, danger doesn’t call attention to itself. You won’t hear any warning rattles or flashes of aggression — ...