All these critters that are adapted to live there will live on them. BARBER: Yes, exactly. They were first discovered in the '70s when scientists dragged a probe across the ocean floor.

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This may look like a load of lobsters having a fun time dancing in a conga line, but what you are actually witnessing in this fascinating YouTube clip is a complex migratory formation. The ...

Where is this part of the ocean? What does it look like and what lives there? ORCUTT: The deep sea is a fascinating place to get to explore.

Holden will also provide live narration when the expedition sends remotely operated vehicles to the ocean floor -- anywhere from 4,000 to 6,000 meters deep -- to collect samples of materials like ...

Transparent-faced fish glide through the murky depths, snow-like detritus drifts from above, and soft sponges emerge from the seafloor's soot. This mesmerizing glimpse into the South Atlantic's deep ...

Ships that need to stop drop anchor, right? But when you get out in the middle of the ocean, that's just not possible. Here's why, and what they do instead.

Then the first relief map of the Atlantic Ocean floor brought its dynamic contours to light. That year, American scientists ...

We know next to nothing about Earth’s seafloors. According to a study published May 7 in Science Advances, humans have only put eyes on 0.0001 percent of our planet’s waters deeper than the ...

Methane—a potent greenhouse gas—constantly seeps from the ocean floor and can rise into the atmosphere. Now, an international ...

Ships that need to stop drop anchor, right? But when you get out in the middle of the ocean, that's just not possible. Here's why, and what they do instead.