There are currently an estimated three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, per the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

Researchers with the Ocean Exploration Trust were exploring the ocean floor of the Papahānaumokuākea ... “several historically-significant shipwrecks associated with the Battle of Midway.” ...

From Mexico to Mozambique, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Tara Roberts takes Lale through her aquatic adventures.

Donning a snorkel and mask and grabbing hold of a rope fixed to the stern of a motorboat, Rouja searches the sea floor ... the ocean," says Rouja. "And that's what shipwrecks do.

A NASA and CNES satellite lets scientists see the ocean floor in new ways. A NASA and CNES satellite lets scientists see the ocean floor in new ways. Justine Calma is a senior science reporter ...

Octopuses usually are on the ocean floor, where shortfin mako sharks typically do not go. “It makes no sense that these two animals should be at the same place and time to encounter each other ...

What began as an experimental tool for documenting shipwrecks and uncovering ancient treasures has evolved into a vital means of exploring Earth’s final frontier—the vast and mysterious ocean ...

Scientists have filmed a giant deep-sea spider crawling on the Southern Ocean floor, shedding more light on the diversity of underwater arachnids. Researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute ...