A new initiative by the International Seabed Authority has set an ambitious goal, and our team is one of the first to be involved.

Our Oceans” is a thrilling five-episode series, narrated by Barack Obama and directed by Emmy-winning wildlife filmmaker ...

In Tal Danino’s “Beautiful Bacteria” (Rizzoli Electa, 184 pages, $50), science and art meet in a revolutionary new way. Mr. Danino has “programmed” bacteria to grow artistically—teaching some to glow ...

It’s not easy being green–or blue, or purple, or orange–at least not if you’re an octopus. Cephalopods are well-known for their incredible ability to camouflage and communicate via their rapidly color ...

The most dangerous sea creatures in the world don't always have large teeth like great white sharks or weigh over 10 tons (9 ...

Castellanos now finds solace along the Panhandle’s coastline, especially Lynn Haven Bayou Park and Preserve, where the ...

When we started out, our intention was to tell the story of five incredible oceans, each with their own character and their ...

Also known as “doomsday fish,” oarfish occupy a hallowed place in the museum of marine oddities: They can grow to dozens of ...

This rarely seen glass octopus bared all recently — even a view of its innards — when an underwater robot filmed it gracefully soaring through the deep waters of the Central Pacific Ocean.

Microbes unable to break down carbohydrates belong to a newly identified family of marine bacteria. A German-American ...

The authors also suggested that the amount of oxygen created may fluctuate depending on the number and mixture of nodules on the ocean floor. The implications for this finding may also play a role ...

And now, new research based on images taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft has suggested that Miranda, a small Uranian icy moon, may have once possessed a deep liquid water ocean beneath its surface.