The model focused on “palaeogeographic context,” meaning the ancient layout of coasts, islands, and seaways. It tested whether coastline orientation and coastline shape predicted extinctions over deep ...

Scientists discover underwater mountain ranges, golden towers of coral, and never-before-seen sea creatures.

A surprising mystery has been uncovered off the coastlines of Britain’s Caribbean territories. The first expedition revealed an underwater mountain range, a massive blue hole, and coral ...

“Living fossil” is often misused, but chitons really haven’t changed much in about 300 million years.

It’s not uncommon for newly discovered species to make the news, especially when they are found 5,500 meters underwater. What ...

Biologists identify a new species of "living fossil" chiton through cutting-edge mitochondrial genome sequencing.

And after a years-long absence, they are back, nine strong, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center on ...

The deep sea, a realm of perpetual darkness, crushing pressure, and cold temperatures, is home to some of the most unusual and mysterious creatures on Earth. Recent discoveries have unveiled a host of ...

In a small, rented lab in the port of Los Angeles in May, Keith Matassa was working through a backlog of bodies on ice. Using a surgical knife, he carefully removed a California sea lion fetus from a ...

Deep-sea researchers captured rare footage of a fascinating creature living approximately 62 miles off California's coast.