Researchers have identified four species of bizarre deep-sea worm that have been named after Elvis Presley.
Photographer Patrick Coyne has captured incredible footage of dolphins swimming in bioluminescent waters.
The Humboldt squid has evolved a novel solution to the problem of communicating in the depths of the ocean.
The world's most popular toy brick has turned out to be more resilient than anyone had thought possible.
This strange eyeless sea beast is rumored to have come from the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
A Dutch oceanographer has suggested building two gigantic dams as a solution to rising sea levels.
A new NASA video shows a simulation of what would happen if all the world's oceans were to drain away.
A vast swathe of water exhibiting an unexpectedly high temperature has left scientists scratching their heads.
A new study has revealed how long it took for the world's oceans to recover after the death of the dinosaurs.
Scientists have discovered a very strange gelatinous creature 3,500 meters beneath the ocean's surface.
The incredibly well-preserved wreck of a Renaissance vessel has been discovered on the ocean floor.
Scientists have discovered a giant aquifer of freshwater hidden deep beneath the North Atlantic.
Scientists have determined that Europa's ocean may be more like the Earth's oceans than previously thought.
The enigmatic dwarf planet has been throwing up no shortage of surprises over the last few years.
Frenchman Jean-Jacques Savin achieved the ambitious ocean crossing in his custom barrel-shaped capsule.
It turns out that there are many times more marine viruses in the world's oceans than previously thought.
Researchers have captured footage of a remarkable, previously unseen type of jellyfish deep beneath the sea.
Scientists have determined how sea creatures living in the depths of the polar oceans become so enormous.
A directional microphone system in the Indian Ocean may have recorded the doomed airliner going down.
Despite global warming, the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is still cooling thanks to a centuries-old cold spell.