Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of the least understood parts of our planet.

Unfortunately, as far as the Mediterranean is concerned, it would not be wrong to say that “not a single inch of it is clean.” ...

The cuttlefish may be one of the strangest animals in the ocean. With specialized skin cells called chromatophores, it can change color and pattern almost instantly, blending into its surroundings or ...

A 67-year-old man from Hollins has rowed 3,000 miles solo across the Atlantic Ocean in the World’s Toughest Row. Alan Fortuin spent 59 days alone at sea completing the gruelling task, racing from the ...

Tiny blue creatures are washing up on Oregon beaches again. Here’s what they are and why researchers think big strandings are more common after warmer winters.

In the shallow waters of Southern California, patience and proximity unlock a transcendent encounter with nature.

Somewhere in the North Atlantic, more than a kilometer beneath its surface, a cold-water coral reef stretches across an ...

Three-dimensional images and digital illustrations offer a detailed new look at the USS Monitor, an important Civil War ship that sank more than 160 years ago and has since become a reef.

China's new deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe, or Striver, set a national diving record of 10,909 meters on Tuesday in ...

Have you ever dreamed of tiny, remote islands teeming with fresh seafood, breezy sea air, and the singsong rhythm of days ...

Colchester Zoo has announced the "devastating loss" of its last two sea lions. Sydney and Milan died peacefully after being put to sleep on Friday. Both had reached a geriatric age and had been under ...

Underwater earthquakes in Antarctica can trigger massive phytoplankton blooms, linking deep-sea seismic activity to ocean ...