Conservationists are determined to protect the magnificent rays of the Pacific—whether that’s tracking them with acoustic ...

At first glance at this creature ... three tectonic plates in the Pacific Ocean. Researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute spotted the animal while using an underwater robot to scour the ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...

From a ballet of white-tip reef sharks to a cardinal fish releasing freshly hatched babies from its mouth, these underwater ...

The Aquarium of the Pacific has many volunteer programs and other ways to help SoCal sea life. Get started here.

Highlight videos from the ROV dives often show off unusual sea animals, like this rare deep ... Seamounts are underwater mountains. Casual viewers might miss what’s really going on with the ...

The contents of three large metal cases have changed our understanding of life under the ocean. Inside were vials of sediment hauled up from a record 8km below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

Sala, 56, is not simply a marine adventurer; his mission, through the National Geographic project conservation organisation Pristine Seas, is to provide governments with the scientific data they need ...