Echolocation is one of nature’s most extraordinary adaptations, allowing animals to navigate, hunt, and communicate in complete darkness. ... From deep-sea environments to the night skies, ...

We typically imagine echolocation as “seeing” with sound—experiencing auditory signals as a world of images like the ones our ...

Deep-diving toothed whales wash up dead with stomachs full of plastic and prey alike. Their built-in sonar likely can’t tell the difference. Two adult sperm whales swim side by side in Dominica.

The smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing red gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack ...

A 13-day survey conducted in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found a large variety of marine life living in the region, ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Deep in the darkness of the sea, deep-diving whales use echolocation to hunt (illustrated). But in an ocean full of plastic, such ability could backfire. Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library ...

The deep sea provides food to many species in shallower waters, like the swordfish, which dives up to 1,200 meters to feed. Related We’re protecting the ocean wrong ...

The deep sea refers to the part of the ocean below 200 meters (656 ft.), at which light begins to disappear. Despite making up more than 90% of the Earth’s marine environment, ...