A deep-diving robot that chiseled into the rocky Pacific seabed at a spot where two of the immense plates comprising Earth's ...

"In an environment where food is scarce, where there is nowhere to hide, and where the predators are probably faster than you ...

Tubeworm larvae, sea snails, and marine worms were uncovered living in tiny caves underneath the ocean floor, revealing life ...

Researchers discovered that some comb jellies can fuse their bodies together when injured. The unique adaptation, which ...

The deep ocean is a busy place when it comes to chemistry, particularly in the case of the hydrothermal vents that litter the ...

This week, marvel at giant tube worms living beneath hot springs on the ocean floor, watch SpaceX catch a rocket booster, ...

Aboard the Yokosuka cruise, a group of researchers ventured out to sea off the southern coast of Japan. They were headed to the Amami Rift hydrothermal vent field, an area where extremely hot water ...

By one count America spends 150 times more on space exploration than ocean research. Scientists have mapped almost every ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have uncovered an underworld of animal life thriving beneath the seafloor. An ...

The remarkable discovery of animal life beneath the seafloor shows that life finds a way even in the most extreme ...

revealed the unique and odd creatures that call the volcano home. “While we’re here, can we zoom on that little sea cucumber?” one researcher asked in the video. “Oh my gosh, you can see ...