Biologist Erik Cordes has spent much of his career studying cold-water reefs — coral systems typically found in chilly, dark ...

Deep-sea marvel: A 560-mile cold-water coral reef off Argentina may be among the largest ever found, hosting rare coral and thriving marine life. Biodiversity at risk: Fishing debris and signs of ...

Alfonsino fish swim over a field of Lophelia pertusa in the massive reef discovered off the eastern U.S. Coast. Image courtesy of the NOAA Ocean Exploration, Windows to the Deep 2019 The world’s ...

As of 2026, more than 80% of the world’s oceans are still unmapped and unexplored. We know more about the face of the moon than Earth’s own deep sea. The team at the Schmidt Ocean Institute is working ...

Recent expeditions in the Pacific, South Atlantic, and off Japan have revealed a wave of deep-sea discoveries, from a crustacean so unique it required a new superfamily to unexpected coral reefs and ...

Scientists have discovered extensive, ancient and modern deep-sea coral reefs within the Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR) – the first of their kind ever to be documented inside the marine protected area ...

Scientists observed a sea spider (Colossendeis sp.) eating a sea cucumber (Scotoplanes sp.) during an ROV dive at 884 meters in the Colorado-Rawson submarine canyon. These marine arthropods of the ...

Researchers report they have recently described a pale, ghostly blue damselfish living in the deep-sea reefs of the Maldives. Chromis abadhah in its natural habitat in Faadhippolhu Atoll, Maldives, at ...

In the past, scientists, industry and government have worked together in surprising, tense and fruitful ways Christian Elliott A variety of marine creatures and unique features can be found in the ...