Sea otters, or Enhydra lutris (their scientific name), have recently been spotted making kelp forests their new home. Sea ...

By John Cannon Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands ...

D azzling octopuses, creepy deep-sea anglerfish, cusk eels, and crustaceans are just some of the deep-sea creatures that have ...

Learn more about some recent sightings: In icy waters near the South Sandwich Islands, researchers have discovered a ...

But while lifeless during that time, the planet was already covered by vast oceans dotted with hydrothermal vent systems that ...