Scientists discover underwater mountain ranges, golden towers of coral, and never-before-seen sea creatures.

In total, the team found nearly 300 different types of underwater species during their six week mission. Find out more here.

The deep ocean is about as mysterious as the depths of outer space, and it's home to some bizarre finds, from tiny angelic creatures to giant worms.

Scientists are revolutionizing how new marine species are described through the Ocean Species Discoveries initiative. Using advanced lab techniques, researchers recently unveiled 14 new species from ...

The discoveries made in the Nankai Trough and the Shichiyo Seamount Chain remind us how little of our ocean has truly been explored.” ...

In a world first, scientists that discovered a new type of chiton turned to social media crowdsourcing to come up with the ...

Scientists have discovered at least four new species of octopus in the deep waters of a 100-square-mile area near Costa Rica, officials from the Schmidt Ocean Institute said on Tuesday. An ...

Scientists continue to discover animals that seem almost too strange to be real. Even with shrinking habitats and climate pressures, new discoveries continue to emerge in rivers, forests, oceans, and ...

Marine exploration often reveals unusual life forms that remain hidden beneath the ocean surface for years. In the past few ...

Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges.

Nestled in the heart of Discovery Cove in Orlando lies the Grand Reef — a breathtaking 1.3-million-gallon saltwater habitat teeming with marine life and one of the park’s most immersive ...

Sea otters living along the British Columbia coast are exposed to and absorb high levels of "forever chemicals," or PFAS. Otters living near dense human populations and shipping zones are most ...