More than one-fifth of the global ocean—an area spanning more than 75 million sq km—has been the subject of ocean darkening ...

The vast, sunlit waters of the ocean’s surface, known as the photic zone, nurture 90% of marine life. Sunlight and moonlight ...

A sperm whale recently washed up on a beach in South Africa, a strikingly rare occurrence that hasn’t happened in recent ...

The specimens were showing up at commercial fish markets as bycatch along with other bottom-dwelling species “caught by anglers in deep waters off northern Taiwan,” according to a study published May ...

To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures need all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, like huge eyes ...

Scientists, who have spent more than a decade examining the impact of artificial light at night on the world's coasts and oceans, have shown that more than one-fifth of the global ocean -- an area ...

Over 20% of the global ocean has darkened in the past two decades, shrinking critical light zones that support marine life.

Seafood shoppers might notice higher prices, recreational divers and snorkelers will find murkier waters, and even worse; ...

These beautiful yet dangerous creatures have inspired both ... gulper eels swiftly navigate the midwater zone of the eastern Pacific Ocean. However, what truly sets the gulper eel apart—and ...

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, who have spent more than a ...

It occurs following changes in the optical properties of the ocean that reduce the depth of its photic zones, the surface ...

In November, tens of thousands of male olive ridley sea turtles start congregating just 5km nearshore in Odisha, India. They ...