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

No matter where you go on the planet, life seems to find a way to survive, even six miles below the surface of the ocean ...

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

Scientists have identified three new species of deep-sea snailfish, including the strikingly pink “bumpy snailfish,” thanks to MBARI’s advanced technology and global collaborations. Found thousands of ...

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

Scientists discovered a new deep-sea coral named Iridogorgia chewbacca, its shaggy branches resembling the iconic Wookiee ...

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 ...

For Les Watling, ecologist and professor emeritus at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the name for a new species of ...

Two new black bass species - Bartram’s and Altamaha - are discovered in Georgia rivers after decades of anglers reporting ...

A major treaty establishing a framework for the world’s nations to jointly manage marine conservation in international waters ...

A new deep-sea coral species named Iridogorgia Chewbacca has been discovered. Researchers at the University of Hawai’i named the coral after Chewbacca due to its resemblance to the famous Wookiee. pic ...