A coalition of international researchers has found a remarkable treasure trove of new species in the icy depths of the ...

The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...

A standout discovery was this new predatory sponge. Its spherical form is covered in tiny hooks that trap prey.

Learn about the new deep-sea species discovered in the Southern Ocean, including a "death-ball" sponge that uses a deadly ...

In the darkness of the deep ocean, where pressure crushes and light fails, an expedition has found an astonishing array of ...

There's always a lot going on in the deep ocean, but anyone who had “carnivorous 'death-ball' sponge” on their bingo card for 2025 deserves to win the prize. It's one of 30 new species discovered by ...

A handful of centuries-old sponges from deep in the Caribbean are causing some scientists to think human-caused climate change began sooner and has heated the world more than they thought. They ...

At about 10 o'clock every morning, women in hijabs and loose long dresses wade through Zanzibar's turquoise shallow tides to ...

In the new study, researchers figure that the world more than a decade ago blew past an internationally approved threshold more than a decade ago. Other scientists are skeptical of the study's claims.