Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, a world of mystery unfolds. Scientists have recently unearthed dozens of enigmatic black eggs, some nearly four miles below the surface. These eggs, described as jet ...

NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of ...

From giant stick bugs to rarely seen sea creatures, these animal videos fascinated us—and led to new scientific discoveries.

During a robotic exploration of the the ocean’s abyssopelagic zone, scientists discovered never-before-seen, jet-black eggs attached to a rock. After further study and DNA examination, the team ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface, yet we’ve explored less of it than we have the surface of the moon. Down in the deepest, darkest parts of the sea, where sunlight never ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this new series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light will shed light on other, ...

The La Jolla-based Scripps Institution of Oceanography is no stranger to getting calls from the public with questions about marine species found along local shores. Some callers wonder what something ...