Scientists could never square theory with data on how certain organisms fixed carbon. Turns out they were asking the wrong ...

The deep sea around Antarctica just got a whole lot weirder as researchers have discovered at least 30 previously unknown ...

The Metals Company wants to be the first firm to commercially mine the seafloor. The study it funded suggests that mining ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the ...

For deep reef divers, descending into the ocean’s mesophotic layer can feel like exploring the moon. Discovering never-before ...

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists ...

Sponges are some of the simplest and least dangerous animals on Earth, but a new species seems to be shooting for a cooler ...

For all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, ...

Deep-sea creatures exhibit gigantism, with football-sized eyes and van-sized sponges thriving in crushing darkness. These ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the ...

Deep-sea creatures often look like they stepped off a sci-fi set, with wild shapes, glowing body parts, and features that defy earthly logic. These ocean dwellers live in crushing darkness, tricks of ...