After discovering a fuzzy new coral, scientists have officially named the deep-sea specimen after the beloved Star Wars ...

A new deep-sea coral species in the tropical western Pacific that resembles a highly recognizable character from Star Wars ...

However, The New York Times reported that researchers in collaboration with three universities and an oceanic research ...

Body characteristics needed for deep-sea survival can give creatures an alien-like look. But one scientist called the newly discovered bumpy snailfish "adorable." ...

Marine biologists have discovered a new deep-sea species, the bumpy snailfish, off the coast of California at depths ...

The bumpy snailfish is one of three newly identified deep-sea snailfish species described by MBARI collaborators at SUNY ...

Rare footage of a bigfin squid captured by a ROV deployed 11,000 feet deep in the Tonga Trench. Credit: Deep Sea Research ...

The research conducted last year sought to understand the mechanism behind the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

On March 11, 2011, the Tōhoku mega-earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan, triggering a catastrophic tsunami. At ...

Meet the bumpy snailfish—described by scientists as "adorable"—as well as the dark snailfish and sleek snailfish, all of ...

Deep sea drilling research conducted last year by the Japanese vessel Chikyu has been recognized as the world's deepest scientific ocean drilling by the Guinness World Records, the vessel's owner said ...

From the deep ocean floor to vast underground caverns beneath our feet, these places challenge our understanding of the world ...