The ‘David Packard’ is named for the Silicon Valley pioneer who donated more than $1 billion to ocean research.

Images of a baby colossal squid this week reminds us that the deep sea is an almost inexhaustible source of awe.

It will hold 12 crew members and 18 scientists, focusing on deep sea ... jellyfish three feet wide, sponges shaped like umbrellas, and pulsating rope-like creatures with tentacles that glow ...

The ‘David Packard’ is named for the Silicon Valley pioneer who donated more than $1 billion to ocean research.

Jellyfish are strange enough, but deep-sea jellyfish are in a league of their own. These creatures often have long, trailing tentacles and can be bioluminescent, glowing in the darkness of the deep ...

Historical accounts of vast ocean waters glowing in the dark go back hundreds of years, and researchers are still trying to ...

Though once thought to be siphonophores — colonies of specialized zooids — the velella velella is now classified as a single ...

For the first time ever, a colossal squid has been captured on camera in the deep sea, offering researchers a rare look at one of the ocean’s most elusive giants. The footage was captured last ...