It is unclear what these structures are. If they were anywhere else, they could be portions of tectonic plates that have sunk ...

Scientists have shared footage from a rare sighting of a bluntnose sixgill shark spotted near the Phoenix Islands in the ...

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

NBC Bay Area's SkyRanger helicopter captured several dolphins gliding through the sparkling waters of the Pacific Ocean on Friday morning. The helicopter found the twirling pod of dolphins while ...

There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central, and South America, including the marine iguanas of the Galapágos and the ...

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

the Ocean Census said on its website. The process can take up to 13.5 years, some species may go extinct before they are even documented. Dave Ebert of the Pacific Shark Research Institute said in ...

Pacific oysters are adapting to less salty waters and may soon spread into the Baltic Sea, aided by warmer seas and genetic ...

When animals have a slow metabolic rate, they do not age but rather have a prolonged life. Resistance to diseases and genetics are also factors that can contribute to the longevity of an animal.

“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...

Tens of millions of years ago, iguanas in North America floated across the Pacific ... species in Fiji have been a mystery for researchers, considering all the reptiles’ closest relatives are an ...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...