Researchers were baffled by a bioluminescent mollusk that lives in the deep ocean. They just discovered it's a new species of ...

Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute identified an intriguing new deep sea species off of California.

Chinese scientists have found abiotic organic compounds in the ocean crust, shedding light on deep-sea carbon cycles and life ...

Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found evidence that mangrove forests -- which protect tropical and subtropical coastlines -- are drowning in the Maldives. Their finding indicate that rising sea ...

Oxygen, the molecule that supports intelligent life as we know it, is largely made by plants. Whether underwater or on land, ...

MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists said in a press release on Tuesday ...

But the deep sea also experiences prolonged periods of hot and cold. Marine heat waves and cold spells can severely damage ocean ecosystems ... to the vast amount of life in the twilight zone ...

In the pressure of the deep sea, the curvy molecule conforms ... adapted to the most extreme conditions of the deep ocean. The cells of all life on Earth are encircled by fatty molecules known ...

Last week, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere found the deceased 9.5-foot specimen at ...