Science salutes its ocean giant
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All great careers come to an end and the deep-sea manned submersible Alvin goes into retirement after 40 years of remarkable work in the world's oceans.
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The UK's first deep-sea remote operated vehicle returns some remarkable images of life on the Antarctic ocean floor.
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The collapse of two Antarctic ice shelves is offering scientists a glimpse of rarely seen species&#8212;and at how pristine ocean ecosystems respond to sudden change.&#149; See photos >>
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Associated Press  Scientists discover exotic creatures more mysterious than most can imagine.   WASHINGTON -- Peering deep into the sea, scientists are finding creatures more mysterious than many could have imagined.
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Researchers think they have found the modern whaleâs closest evolutionary ancestor.
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Astronomers  have spotted a planet that has survived the massive ballooning of its parent  star, providing the first optimistic evidence for the long-term survival of  Earth.
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Scientists are tracking the oceanâs biggest whales to figure out how exactly they get enough food to build their giant bodies.
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Hurricanes and typhoons play a significant role in distributing the ocean&#39;s heat, say US researchers, who believe they have uncovered a major, but hitherto-ignored aspect of global warming.
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A survey of the world's oceans is turning up more than two new species of fish a week and revealing huge trans-ocean migration routes by creatures from turtles to tuna, scientists say.
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Armed with tagging devices and satellite tracking, marine scientists follow hundreds of sea animals around the Pacific Ocean, monitoring everything from location and depth to speed and water temperature. By Randy Dotinga.
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A spectacularly quirky creature with long, curved spines protruding from its armored body prowled the ocean floor half a billion years ago near the dawn of complex life forms on Earth, scientists said.
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U.S. scientists say they have made a discovery that could help public health officials know instantly when pollution moves into the coastal ocean.
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PHILADELPHIA _ A submersible, robotic glider that took on the frigid waters of the Antarctic has wowed oceanographers by collecting in 24 days almost as much data as research vessels had gathered in 12 years.
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Scientists have obtained their best measurement yet of the size and contents of a neutron star, an ultra-dense object containing the strangest and rarest matter in the Universe.
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Furry crabs, heat-resistant shrimps, and a giant species of lobster are among this year's top discoveries from the Census of Marine Life ocean survey.
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By Julie Sevrens Lyons, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  SJ-0524-Global-warming-enlarging-San-Francisco-Bay-scientists-say   Global warming enlarging San Francisco Bay, scientists say   Julie Sevrens Lyons  San Jose Mercury News, Calif.
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Marine biologists say they have obtained the first proof that sharks can spot changes in magnetic fields, boosting evidence that the fish have an internal compass to guide them as well as a phenomenal sense of smell.