More than 8,000 people submitted name suggestions for a tiny mollusk pulled from a sunken log nearly three miles beneath the ...

Hidden deep beneath the Indian Ocean, researchers have discovered what may be the world's oldest and largest whale graveyard, ...

Scientists have identified a golf-ball-sized blue octopus from deep waters near the Galápagos as a new species. The discovery ...

Deposited over millions of years, the whale necropolis is covered with deep-sea species, many of which are new to science.

Researchers found a huge whale graveyard dating back millions of years, with fossils, modern carcasses and deep-sea scavengers, some of which may be new to science.

Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the body charged with regulating the divisive practice said Thursday. Deep-sea ...

Scientists have documented a whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean with some carcasses dating back 5.3 million years, and it's supporting a thriving community of marine life.

While scientists have known that tiny microbes have been prospering in the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean, a new voyage has uncovered stunning proof of larger marine life. This undated image ...

By Marta Serafinko June 19 (Reuters) - A pill bug dwelling under a garden pot curls its body into a tiny armored ball as self ...

From deep sea ghost sharks to symbiotic worms and unusual crustaceans, scientists have identified 1,121 new marine species in a single year through the Ocean Census initiative.

American Ocean Minerals Corporation (AOMC) has wrapped up one of its largest deep-sea environmental ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This undated image provided by Peng Zhou shows a Chinese submersible recovering fossilized whale bones from the deep seafloor, ...