Scientists who designed a marine robot to survey ocean life were inspired by eel larvae.

An analysis of 15 types of stressors finds humans are heavily affecting most sea areas.

With samples taken from the crust of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, researchers have discovered where some of the oceans’ dissolved organic carbon winds up.

The Challenger expedition's data on ocean temperatures and currents, seawater chemistry, life in the deep sea, and the geology of the seafloor spurred the rise of modern oceanography.

As the only woman who has piloted the deep-ocean research submersible Alvin, Van Dover is among the few researchers to have explored hydrothermal vents firsthand.

Researchers devise more-realistic means of forecasting the effects of climate change on complex marine ecosystems.

How one research team studies the effects of ocean conditions on marine life

Lanternfish evolution provides unique insights into how deep-sea species might respond to commercial fishing.

Dolphins and pilot whales can tell which orcas are coming for them by listening to their calls.