The ocean covers 70% of Earth, yet only 5% has been explored. What we do know shows how vital and fascinating the oceans are ...

While it has been long understood that microplastics exist on the surface of oceans, a team of researchers from four ...

In shallow coastal waters around the world, mud and other fine-grained sediments such as clay and silt form critical blue ...

Ocean floor restoration isn’t enough. Scientists show how policy and technology can help marine life and habitats recover.

There is currently no commercial-scale deep-sea mining anywhere in the world. But companies have long eyed the ocean floor as ...

They feed on snails, worms, and other creatures they hoover up from the ocean floor. They are “cirrate” octopuses, a group of deep-sea octopuses that have slender protrusions trailing from ...