But the ocean floor is anything but a desolate place; there’s a lot of life down there taking many forms, including species that have yet to be discovered.

There are no luxury resorts or curated experiences in Masbate, just breathtaking landscapes largely untouched by mass tourism, all brimming with provincial vibe and raw beauty ...

David Myers made a 1000-mile solo circuit of the Jordan river watershed. His journey took him through two deserts, three ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

From deep-diving whales to jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, these deep-sea creatures highlight how much we still have to learn about life in the ocean’s depths.

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

Along the deep ocean floor, Dumbo octopuses are like cute Disney vacuum cleaners, foraging for pelagic invertebrates. They snack on isopods, amphipods, copepods, and bristle worms, all of which ...

Researchers discovered Endoxocrinus kexuei, a new crinoid species, in the South China Sea, living on cold seep habitats over 2,700 feet deep.