New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral, water bear, octocoral, and shrimp were just some of the marine ...

Sharks, lobsters, corals, and deep-sea sponges are just some of the 866 new marine species recently identified in the largest global effort to accelerate ocean discovery.

The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census is the world's largest mission to accelerate the discovery of ocean life. Despite covering over 70% of our planet, the ocean remains one of the least explored ...

The Ocean Census project has identified 866 new marine species, many from the deep seas, less than two years since its launch. The project announced its findings on March 10, marking the first phase ...

Ocean Census has embarked on numerous expeditions—so far—with a sole aim: discovering new species in the "world's greatest ...

Countries gathered in Rome in late February to finalize key decisions left unresolved after last year’s COP16 summit in ...

Research team braves extreme Antarctic conditions to study squid biodiversity, facing cyclones, rough seas, and icy ...

Biodiversity is the variation in living forms and can be measured in ways that include the number of species, functional variety of species, evenness of species distribution or genetic diversity ...

Scientists working with the Ocean Census have discovered more than 800 new marine species over the past two years. It’s part of a decade-long project trying to expand what we know about life under the ...