Scientists have uncovered why big predators like sharks spend so much time in the ocean’s twilight zone. The answer lies with ...

Some fishing spots are good, and some are legendary. Whether you're looking for deep-sea adventures, trophy-sized bass, or ...

For decades, oceanographers have known that something did not add up in the deep sea. Huge predators like sharks and tunas were spending long stretches in the dim “twilight zone,” yet the known prey ...

Meet the giant phantom jellyfish. It's over a metre (3ft) wide and has four ribbony arms that trail behind for up to 10 ...

Around the UK, hundreds of marine protected areas (MPAs) appear on maps as blue sanctuaries for ocean life. In theory, these sanctuaries should function like national parks for the sea, enabling ...

The War Between The Land and The Sea finale – episode 5 – spoilers follow.

From polygamous tree toads to heavy stick bugs, this year’s extensive new species discoveries are changing the way we see our ...

Seas pile up in some spots, pushed by trade winds or pulled by gravity toward big things like ice sheets. Amid it all, at the western end of large ocean basins, the fastest surface currents — veins of ...

Experts interviewed by the BBC aren't sure why the octopus pieces rose from the creature's dim dwelling layer and washed ...

The Cook Islands—population 15,000—are being courted by the two superpowers as they hunt for more rare earths, and could ...

These cords on the ocean floor make the internet possible. Who builds them? Who tends to them? An interview with journalist and author Samanth Subramanian.

Then my mom got pregnant again — another accident. Around the time my brother was born, the landlord came for a visit, saw ...