By Spoorthy Raman Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding ...

the elephant seals enter the "twilight zone" -- also known as the mesopelagic zone -- a layer of the ocean that extends from about 656 feet to 3,280 feet below the ocean's surface that is abundant ...

The International Seabed Authority will convene in July to discuss this and other issues. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Despite growing interest in deep-sea mining, much of the deep ocean, particularly the midwater zone, remains poorly understood. A 2023 study in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone found that 88% to 92% of ...

Beneath the Pacific Ocean southeast of Hawaii, a hidden treasure trove of polymetallic nodules can be found scattered across ...

The twilight-zone fish migrate vertically, feeding on zooplankton in surface waters before returning to the ocean depths during the day. This vertical migration transports surface carbon to deep ...

Get ready to head to the Twilight Zone (metaphorically!) as we track down the Baird’s Beaked Whale and find out how these elusive creatures withstand the crushing pressures of the deep ocean.