Most sea sponges are simple, yet ancient, animals that live in coral reef ecosystems. They feed by passively filtering ocean ...

Our planet is full of incredible animals, and new creatures are being discovered every year. The way that animals have adapted to survive is fascinating, with some developing close relationships with ...

Nearly a dozen miles off the California coast on a foggy October morning, a crane lifts a boxy yellow robot off the deck of the research vessel Rachel Carson and lowers it into Monterey Bay’s choppy ...

Over a period of five years, researchers sampled the deep-sea floor of the CCZ three times before and one time two months ...

Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of the ocean, the greenhouse gas is a nourishing meal for some of the world’s ...

Scientists analyzed thousands of autopsies of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals and found that even small amounts of ingested plastic can be deadly. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Two baseballs for a ...