As demand for critical metals grows, scientists have taken a rare, close look at life on the deep Pacific seabed where mining ...

For example, the World War II tanker E.M. Clark sank on a relatively flat, sandy seabed in 1942 when it was torpedoed by a German submarine. To this day, the intact metal wreck looms over the North ...

Photographers capture mutant crayfish, cleaning fish, and synchronized whales in this year's top underwater contests.

It’s not seaweed. They’ve been called the “lungs of the sea.” And while certain marine microbes could also compete for that ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a loggerhead sea turtle that survived a likely shark attack trundled back into the ocean after months of rehabilitation in Florida, carrying ...

The sun sets over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean, 22 January, 2026 ...

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal’s body carries an identical genome yet still gives rise to a kaleidoscope of different cell types and tissues. A ...

Two cats sit side by side, eyes locked on colorful hanging origami birds. One tilts its head in deep thought, while the other seems mesmerized by the floating shapes. It's a quiet moment of curiosity, ...

The study inventoried thousands of mollusks, worms, crustaceans and other small marine creatures. Natural History Museum, London and University of Gothenburg As demand soars for critical minerals for ...