The footage revealed surprisingly diverse habitats like sponge gardens, coral reefs, and kelp reefs. Videos from seals, dolphins, and sea lions can help scientists map uncharted parts of the ocean.

A recent survey by scientists at Georgia's Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary used a drop camera to study the animals ...

Marine scientists have welcomed an unexpected asset to their underwater camera crews: sea lions. By attaching video cameras to sea lions' backs, researchers are not only learning about hyper-valuable ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. For the first time ever, scientists have had help from sea lions in mapping the ocean floor. And the marine mammals have done their job well, ...

Around much of the planet, an aquatic mystery leaves scientists in the dark. “For most of the ocean, we don’t know what the bottom looks like,” said Nathan Angelakis, a doctoral student at the South ...

Eleanor is a content creator and social media assistant with an undergraduate degree in zoology and a master’s degree in wildlife documentary production. Learning more about inaccessible places is ...

The TUM robot, which weighs in at 120 kg, is enveloped by a buoyancy foam that keeps it in a suspended-like state in the ...

Australian sea lions wearing video cameras showed scientists a whole new world on the ocean floor. The footage revealed surprisingly diverse habitats like sponge gardens, coral reefs, and kelp reefs.