Earth’s oceans cover 71% of the planet, but humans have only explored less than 20% of the seas. Scientists believe there are many undiscovered creatures living in its depths. Some species, like the ...

While many shark species can be observed from beaches and boats in oceans all over the world – there are some that are so ...

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

An octopus moves around deep-sea corals at 1,612 meters (about 5,288 feet) during a remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, dive near the historic HMS ‘Challenger's’ oceanographic station 320, where the ...

An elusive deep-sea squid species was caught on camera for the first time ever in a major breakthrough. National Geographic, on June 10, revealed the "history-making sighting" of a massive, three-foot ...

Scientists on a research expedition in the Southern Ocean captured the very first footage of a living Gonatus antarcticus squid The colorful, three-foot squid species was only known to scientists ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have unveiled a new crustacean predator lurking in the Atacama Trench, one of the ...

A new study finds that deep-sea mining waste in the ocean’s twilight zone could disrupt food webs and starve midwater ...

China has field-tested an intelligent robotic mining vehicle at a depth of 2,000 meters (6,561 feet) in the western Pacific ...

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

A recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition off the coast of Uruguay discovered at least 30 suspected new species and explored a sunken warship. By Popular Science Team Published Oct 4, 2025 10:00 AM ...