An attempt to 'run' from Florida to Bermuda in a plastic bubble didn't go quite according to plan.
A new mapping project has revealed the terrain at the bottom of the sea in unprecedented detail.
Huge numbers of the organisms known as 'by-the-wind sailors' have been washing up on the West Coast.
Scientists believe that excess heat is currently being stored in the depths of the world's oceans.
Researchers have been exploring the depths of the Hebrides Terrace Seamount off Scotland's west coast.
A new study has concluded that an exoplanet requires a liquid water ocean in order to sustain life.
The ocean turned a shade of black as up to 100 million fish swarmed the coastline off La Jolla.
The ocean thought to lie within Saturn's largest moon may contain significant quantities of salt.
A massive reservoir of water three times the volume of all the world's oceans lies 700km underground.
New Horizons will be looking for signs of a subterranean sea when it reaches Pluto and Charon next year.
The largest moon in our solar system could be home to a subterranean 'club sandwich' of ice and oceans.
A chunk of ice six times the size of Manhatten broke away from the Pine Island Glacier last year.
Scientists report that they have finally figured out what is causing a strange quacking sound in the sea.
Four new species of carnivorous sponge have been identified in the depths off the coast of California.
A new theory suggests that Pluto, like Europa and Enceladus, may be home to a liquid water ocean.
The 32,963ft trench is located off New Zealand and is the second deepest ocean trench in the world.
Researchers have identified an unusual type of fish in the Tasman Sea that sports two pairs of eyes.
Saturn's enigmatic moon Titan could be home to the first known ocean waves outside of the Earth.
Scientists have developed a powered exosuit to help divers explore the ocean's darkest depths.
The unique inhabitants of the Indian Ocean island Madagascar are on the verge of disappearing forever.