Scientists have uncovered evidence of a colossal shark that lived off northern Australia about 115 million years ago, ...

The ocean depths remain one of the last unexplored frontiers of our planet, where every scientific dive can reveal ...

From Gujarat to Kerala, whale shark rescues are gaining momentum as fishers learn safe disentanglement techniques. A ...

This mouth structure wasn’t an evolutionary relic, however. It was actually a specialized feature that allowed them to thrive. It now appears Dunkleosteus boasted a head and jaw more reminiscent of a ...

A new study found several species in the shark genus Carcharhinus are at risk of extinction. If so, ecosystems could fall ...

Research published in the journal Science reveals that staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and elkhorn (Acropora palmata) corals ...

A robotic assistant called the Deployment Guidance System (DGS) scans the seafloor and determines the best place for a coral ...

Nations voted today to adopt landmark protections for heavily traded golden sandfish sea cucumbers. But they failed to protect six sea cucumber species in the genus Actinopyga, despite their key role ...

Deep beneath Kentucky’s rolling hills, in the dark reaches of Mammoth Cave National Park, paleontologists have unearthed the ...

A single research expedition in 2022 is helping scientists chart even more remarkable marine species across the ocean. Researchers have discovered two new deep-sea species—a lanternshark and a porcela ...

New species of luminescent sharks and small coral crabs are appearing in Australia, revealing hidden secrets of deep marine ...

The ocean, blanketing over 70% of the Earth’s surface, is estimated to be home to more than half of all life on our planet.