Scientific divers have navigated a series of treacherous dives more than 330 feet deep in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of deep ocean reefs. They’re finding new species — and evidence of both cl ...

Underwater earthquakes can trigger massive phytoplankton blooms, linking deep-sea seismic activity to ocean life and carbon ...

In the mid-20th century, when people looked at a map of the world, they saw the familiar continents surrounded by vast, ...

And it’s truly black.” A hidden artery running through East Asia, the Kuro­shio has shaped life along its path for millennia.

The ocean covers most of our planet, yet so much of it is still a mystery. Beneath the surface is a massive, dark world where ...

If bowhead whales produce particularly varied and diverse calls in one area, it is very likely that the area is a breeding ...

Bowhead whales likely reproduce beneath the sea ice northwest of Spitsbergen, while using the open water in the eastern Fram Strait as a migration corridor. This conclusion comes from researchers in ...

For deep reef divers, descending into the ocean’s mesophotic layer can feel like exploring the moon. Discovering never-before ...

Precise underwater navigation is critical for autonomous and remotely operated deep-sea vehicles, yet variations in seawater ...

Say you want to listen in on a group of super-intelligent aliens whose language you don't understand, and whose spaceship ...

Despite a dramatic rise in whale deaths in the Bay Area — with 2025 already surpassing any year in the past-quarter century — acoustic monitoring of marine mammals in and around the ...