Marine biologists found the new bacteria in the tissue of two soft coral species that live in complete darkness in the Gulf ...

Exclusive photos reveal a sprawling, 300-year-old coral near Solomon Islands, recently discovered by the National Geographic ...

A research team has discovered two remarkable species of bacteria in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from the Gulf of Mexico. These previously unknown symbionts of the corals have an extremely small ...

Scientists uncover unique bacteria within Gulf of Mexico's coral reefs, revealing insights into coral survival in the ocean’s ...

It took nearly 25 years for biologists to discover that a swimming and glowing organism in the ocean’s midnight zone was ...

Most sea slugs use their raspy tongues to feed on prey that is attached to the seafloor. Instead, Bathydevius caudactylus ...

Until recently, the deep sea was too distant, cold, and high pressure for humans to explore, and much of it remains unknown.

In 2008, the IUCN assessed 892 warm-water coral species and determined approximately one-third were at risk of extinction.

Monterey Bay researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. It swims through ...

MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus ...