Horror movies about what lies beneath the ocean’s surface pack a unique dread. Films such as “Underwater,” “The Abyss,” ...

Scientists launch a global mission to explore 10,000 deep ocean locations and uncover unseen marine life and ecosystems ...

More than a million large, leathery egg capsules have been found resting on the summit of an underwater volcano off Canada’s ...

Did Earth’s major diversification event really happen in one sudden explosion? Our fossil discovery suggests not.

After years of deep-sea sleuthing, National Geographic Explorer Katy Croff Bell has created a treasure map. It’s not drawn on ...

China has conducted manned expeditions to the deepest point on Earth — the bottom of the Mariana Trench — for scientific purposes, and has been a global leader in deep-sea exploration missions for ...

For over 100 million years, squid and cuttlefish quietly evolved in the darkness of the deep ocean, invisible to the ...

Scientists have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about squid and cuttlefish evolution by analyzing newly sequenced ...

Mirabestia maisie and Astyra mclaughlinae are named after family members and colleagues, while Elimedon breviclunis is named ...

Scientists discovered 24 new deep-sea species, including one from a completely new branch of life in the Pacific Ocean.

From color-changing skin to jet-propelled motion, squid and cuttlefish have long fascinated scientists. To understand the ...

Our planet relies on millions of living creatures to keep its ecosystems functioning properly. Many species work quietly in the background to pollinate plants, clean our water, and build healthy ...