Even for the most educated scientists and experts, the ocean is a mysterious place. From the beautiful mysteries of bioluminescence to what elusive creatures, like colossal squids, look like in their ...

For scientists studying the mysteries of the ocean, few places on Earth hold the level of intrigue that the Mariana Trench does. As the deepest point in all the Earth's oceans, this site has scholars ...

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The bottom of the Calypso Deep, a 5,112-metre deep depression in the Ionian Sea, contains one of the highest concentrations of marine debris in the deep ocean: it is yet another testimony to the ...

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...

Chilean devil rays swim in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores. Reinhard Dirscherl / ullstein bild via Getty Images There’s only one word for it: indescribable. “It’s one of those awesome experiences ...