The World Economic Forum says that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. Plastics are everywhere, and a new study found that certain things added to plastic can affect the ‘love life’ of small shrimp-like crustaceans, which can even lead to their extinction.

Marine creatures' sex life disrupted due to plastic waste: Study

Scientists have recovered samples from a cypress forest from that has been buried under sediment off the coast of Alabama for 60,000 years and have hopes that some of the preserved compounds may pioneer medical and biotech research.

Scientists find underwater ancient forest, trees may provide future medicine and biotech discoveries

For Cuban artist Sandor Gonzalez, there is no better place to draw than several meters below the surface of the sea, far away from the hubbub of modern life, surrounded by iridescent Caribbean fish and fantastical coral forms.

When inspiration strikes under water: Cuban mixes art and diving

A rare 'Dumbo' octopus was spotted by scientists during a deep-sea research dive done by their unmanned robotic submersible off the coast of California. Scientists from the non-profit Ocean Exploration Trust were exploring a region near an underwater volcano when the octopod measuring approximately 60 centimetres (23 inches) drifted past the camera of their research vessel E/V Nautilus.

Watch: Rare 'Dumbo' octopus seen in California deep-sea dive

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Marine creatures' sex life disrupted due to plastic waste: Study

Scientists find underwater ancient forest, trees may provide future medicine and biotech discoveries

When inspiration strikes under water: Cuban mixes art and diving

Watch: Rare 'Dumbo' octopus seen in California deep-sea dive