Twenty-four species of deep-sea crustaceans that had never been documented before have been formally described from the ...

Given how underexplored the Pacific Ocean is, it is not surprising that new species are being discovered every time a manned or unmanned deep-water submersible is launched to document the species ...

Scientists in a recent breakthrough have discovered a tiny Antarctic sea creature that could help in fighting against ...

It took nearly 25 years for biologists to discover that a swimming and glowing organism in the ocean’s midnight zone was actually a sea slug. By William J. Broad Bruce Robison, a marine biologist, has ...

Argentine researchers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor filmed at least seven bioluminescent ...

As a kid, Sabrina Imbler loved the ocean. They'd swim and snorkel, following around parrotfish in the water. Later, they tried to learn everything they could about these brightly colored tropical fish ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this new series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light will shed light on other, ...