The deep sea refers to the part of the ocean below 200 meters (656 ft.), at which light begins to disappear. Despite making ...

Scientists discovered a new crustacean species in the Atacama Trench, 8,000 meters deep, revealing the Hadal zone as a ...

What is the greatest mystery in the ocean? It might be the ocean floor itself. Although the oft-heard statistic is that we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about the ocean seabed, ...

The bathypelagic zone of the ocean is 1,000 to 4,000 meters below the surface. Sometimes it's called the midnight zone because it's too deep for sunlight to reach. Most animals here are much smaller ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego. It's Jade Hindman. On today's show , we are talking about a new NPR podcast that explores the depths of the sea. This is KPBS Midday Edition. Connecting our communities ...

One of the coolest pieces of irony about our planet is that the ocean covers most of the surface of the Earth, and yet, the ...

Scientists have identified two new marine species off Western Australia: a small, glowing West Australian Lanternshark and a delicate porcelain crab living symbiotically with sea-pen corals. These ...

The ocean is full of strange and mysterious phenomena that make even the Bermuda Triangle look utterly boring and suspicious. From deep-sea creatures that seem to come from science fiction to ...

Researchers uncover the secrets of the world’s largest carbon reservoir: the ocean bottom. We join an international team of researchers as they head down to the ocean bottom. Their mission: to solve a ...

While some haunting creatures may be considered nightmare-fuel for most people, the scientists who study them couldn’t be happier to get a closer look. As Halloween approaches, take a look at some ...

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of the ocean’s squishiest creatures—including one jelly that might be the oldest animal species on Earth. A pair of sea butterflies (Corolla spectabilis) drift ...