Several years ago, Shawn Shafner co-directed a play about Jonah in which live beluga whales were used on stage. Yes, beluga whales. Thankfully in tanks. Which were thankfully in the world's largest ...

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...