The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki was discovered more than 2,600 feet below the ocean's surface near the Solomon Islands.

Five women scientists from Germany, Indonesia, and Wales have discovered two new species of wart sea slugs from North ...

America's two best film festivals dedicated to Asian cinema are happening in the same city at the same time — here's what to ...

The Sea of Japan is likely to see a 7-plus magnitude earthquake within the next 30 years, a Japanese government panel has warned. The country's earthquake research committee said the chance of a ...

Sea cucumbers spend their lives prowling the ocean floor, scavenging for food and generally minding their own business. We can see snails leading similar lives, slimy but not bothering anyone.

California beachgoers were stunned not once, but twice in 2024, when massive, snake-like oarfish washed ashore. Often called “doomsday fish” due to their eerie appearance and deep-sea origins, these ...

OSAKA -- The company behind Sushiro, Japan's largest conveyor belt sushi chain, will partner with a Japanese startup to farm sea urchins on land, Nikk ...

Tokyo-based company ispace aims to land its "Resilience" spacecraft in the moon's Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold") region on June 5, notching a big milestone for Japan and for commercial spaceflight.

TOBA, Mie (Kyodo) -- A central Japan aquarium offers a rare glimpse of sea otters floating on their backs and using rocks like masterful chefs to crack open clams, mussels and other shellfish ...

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC, unveiled on Monday a deep-sea explorer capable of reaching a depth of 8,000 meters, the most capable of such probes that the ...

ABOARD BRP JOSE RIZAL, South China Sea — The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a ...