So far, cryptic Namib day geckos have been found in a "very restricted area" of Namibe Province, a coastal region of ...

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Unalaska is famous for its deep-water port that doesn't freeze in the winter, but the island hasn’t always been this warm.

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Tiny ocean zooplankton play a massive role in trapping carbon deep below the surface, offering a hidden buffer against ...

Eight legs, thousands of feet below... and one very unique discovery! Here's the story behind how certain sea spiders use ...

Hundreds of feet down in the Arabian Sea, a 2-foot-long creature with a "large" head and regrown tail moved through the water ...

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Researchers said they named the new species after the Nansei Islands near the Okinawa Trough where it was first discovered ...

The latest addition is the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) database, an open-access resource that—as its name implies—has ...

Dumbo octopuses live between 9,800 and 13,000 feet below the surface. These cute sea creatures only grow to about 8 inches tall, but the two fins on top of their heads make them stand out. They ...

Scientists found a deep-sea creature with “massive eyes” in an underwater canyon and discovered a new species near Australia, a study said. Photo from CSIRO ...