These bone-eating communities are ancient, and have been on Earth for at least 100 million years. Before whales existed, bone-eating worms were eating into the skeletons of mosasaurs, ichthyosaurs and ...

The Earth’s oceans, comprising 71% of the planet’s surface, are divided into five main bodies: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, ...

"In the deep sea, there's always a good chance you're seeing something for the first time." Researchers thrilled after stumbling upon never-before-seen creature in icy Antarctic waters: 'What are the ...

New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.

Seasonal sea ice forms and melts every year creating openings in the ice with open water where life can continue to thrive.

Even during the coldest 750,000 years, the Arctic Ocean had open water and sustained life thanks to seasonal sea ice. “Our ...

The combination of climate change and pathogen expansion could be fueling a surge in infectious diseases. GEN consulted ...

It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

The mineral-rich Arctic island is open for tourism. Locals want to show what makes Greenland unique beyond a recent ...

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Scientists have shown that sea ice in the Southern Ocean plays a significant role in carbon absorption in both good and bad ...

Shell-rich rocks trace a mostly upward climb in ocean life, with each mass extinction slashing both diversity and biomass ...