A few strange pits and trails preserved in ancient Italian rocks have changed what scientists thought they knew about the ...

Scientists have traced the fish genus Cyclothone much further back in time by studying tiny teeth preserved in seafloor ...

The deep sea, which is typically defined as depths of at least 200 feet, is home to 90% of marine fish life, but the fishes that inhabit it are poorly represented in the fossil record. Whole body fish ...

For the first time, researchers have filmed the elusive goblin shark alive in the deep ocean where it naturally lives. The ...

Hidden deep beneath the Indian Ocean, researchers have discovered what may be the world's oldest and largest whale graveyard, a 5.3-million-year-old necropolis filled with whale fossils.

For much of the twentieth century, a prevailing view in marine biology held that most major marine groups originated in sunlit, shallow waters and later colonized the deep sea. This perspective ...

A deep ocean whale graveyard is revealing new clues about whale evolution and the ecosystems that form around their remains.

The researchers saw many strange animals — many believed to be new to science — living off the whale carcasses.

It's the oldest, largest, and deepest graveyard of whale falls ever found—and it's been feeding life for millions of years.

On the barren seafloor, a sunken whale is like an all-you-can-eat buffet popping up on a deserted island. All manner of hardy deep-sea critters congregate at the carcass, turning a biological ghost ...

From butterflies to blue whales, corals and worms, Earth is home to an incredible diversity of animals. How all of these animals evolved from earlier, simpler ancestors is one of the most exciting ...

Spectacular marine fossils tell the story of the long-gone Western Interior Seaway and the planet’s past aquatic life ...