According to the National Academy of Science the 3 new species use methane, with the help of bacteria, to get energy.

Creatures referred to by researchers as "methane-powered sea spiders" manage to live on the ocean floor in a way that has not ...

The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean, more than five times wider than our moon. But why is the Pacific so big? The predecessor of the Pacific Ocean was Panthalassa, or the ...

Astonishingly, the ocean teems with brainless creatures that thrive using instinct and nerve networks. Jellyfish, sea sponges, starfish, sea cucumbers ...

It’s often referred to as the “sea cow” because of its grazing behavior on the ocean floor. Dugongs can live up to 70 years, and females only give birth every 3–7 years.

We usually think of the heart as something every animal needs– pumping blood, carrying oxygen, and keeping the body alive. It ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

The UN Ocean Conference in the southern French city of Nice concludes this Friday with countries taking steps towards marine protection and declaring a battle over deep sea-mining, but slammed for ...

Marketplace contributor Daniel Ackerman says deep-sea mining companies are innovating for how to efficiently mine rare Earth minerals — but scaling this work is still a big question.

Bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past. They can help predict the future, too.