These large ocean sunfish can get stranded in shallow waters when the tide goes out, according to the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance. Photo by the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance ...

also known as giant beard worms. These remarkable creatures can grow up to three meters in length, making them true giants of the deep sea. Riftia pachyptila has long been known to thrive around ...

The newly described species of sea slug dwells in darkness in the ocean’s midnight zone, using a hood to capture prey with a Venus flytrap-like technique Sarah Kuta Survivors of the whale attack ...

Listen to Story The gravity hole is officially known as a geoid low It was first detected in 1948 but its origins remained elusive The origin dates back to over 20 million years ago Scientists have ...

This is all deeply, despairingly stupid, starting from the very premise that a giant corporation is going to save videogames from, uh, giant corporations. xAI is a "startup" but currently has at ...

Danielle Hall is a digital producer at Smithsonian’s Ocean Portal. She has a Master ... stories of the year From the discovery of a giant coral reef pinnacle to a shocking estimate of plastics ...

Ocean sciences span the physics, chemistry, and biology of marine systems. The field encompasses ocean circulation, energy dissipation, marine biology, ecology, biogeochemical cycles, water mass ...