"Many [deep-sea corals] live for hundreds of years ... but until we had a complete map of the region, we didn't know how extensive this habitat was, nor how many of these coral mounds were ...

Knowledge of the oceans is more than a matter of curiosity. Our very survival may hinge upon it,” John F. Kennedy, Jr., wrote back in 1961. Fast forward to today, and this sentence has never been ...

Only a tiny fraction of the deep ocean is explored, leaving 66% of Earth’s surface largely unseen. Researchers urge global, ...

which stretches the width of the continental United States and is a potential target for deep sea mining. Scientists explore these regions in submarines like Drazen’s, or they use remote-operated ...

This heat map shows the concentration of known deep-sea dives with visual observations in U.S. exclusive economic zones. But what does Bell’s “0.001 percent” figure really mean? Do we truly ...

A deep-sea training and engineering dive off the coast of San Diego provided an opportunity for never-before-seen imagery of ...

Humanity has only explored 0.001% of the deep sea, according to a May 2025 study. Credit - Getty Images The Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track ...

A Newsweek map shows the Chinese ship was outside the ... The "most obvious" reason for China to carry out deep-sea research off Australia and New Zealand would be to facilitate its submarine ...

Getty Images Deep-sea cables can double as scientific instruments ... Researchers in Australia put cameras on sea lions' backs to help them map the elusive ocean floor. Scientists are preparing ...