Brittlestars, sea anemones and a catshark among new-to-science species collected during expedition off the Queensland coast ...

Accelerating global change continues to threaten Earth’s vast biodiversity, including in the oceans, which remain largely unexplored. To date, only a small fraction of an estimated two million total ...

The high seas have been colonized by a surprising number of coastal marine invertebrate species, which can now survive and reproduce in the open ocean, contributing strongly to the floating community ...

A 35-day deepwater research voyage in the Coral Sea has yielded more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species — a figure ...

Scientists found 110+ new deep-sea species in the Coral Sea-and the total could exceed 200.

The deep ocean off southern California has historically been a dumping ground for the pesticide DDT and other industrial wastes. Scripps Institution of Oceanography and collaborators are investigating ...

The UK’s Natural Environment Research Council contributed to the funding of this study. Lee Brown receives funding from NERC, Royal Geographical Society, EU Martin Wilkes does not work for, consult, ...

Discover 25 rare species scientists only recently confirmed exist, from deep-sea isopods to new anacondas. Explore Earth's ...