As we celebrate World Ocean Day, new research shows the role that the ocean twilight zone plays in keeping the planet healthy ...

The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...

The deep sea refers to the part of the ocean below 200 meters (656 ft.), at which light begins to disappear. Despite making up more than 90% of the Earth’s marine environment, much of the deep-sea ...

Experience the serene power of the ocean with this dark blue wallpaper, perfect for those who love the mystery of the deep ...

The new film “Ocean With David Attenborough” is both a breathtaking celebration of marine life and a sobering exposé of the ...

Earth is an ocean planet, with over 70 percent of its surface covered in seas. With deep-sea robots, scientists regularly reveal new insights into the most mysterious realms of these expansive waters.

you can only see a very tiny bit of the deep sea floor at any one time," says Katy Croff Bell of the nonprofit Ocean Discovery League, who led this new research. Sponsor Message She personally has ...

How deep does the ocean go ... shelf sometimes extends for hundreds of miles out to sea. Coral reefs, benthic life, and a huge variety of ocean fish take advantage of these shallow waters ...

At this stage, 17 deep-sea mining contractors hold exploration contracts in the CCZ, which spans more than three million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean — equivalent to the size of India.

Credit: ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute A Chaunacops coloratus, commonly known as a sea toad, using its pectoral fins braced against both rock and sand. Documented at 1430 meters deep on ...

Activists and scientists opposed to current deep sea mining plans point out that such operations could lead to irreversible damage to ocean ecosystems, and that the risks aren't fully clear yet.

Now, mining companies such as Canada’s the Metals Co., want to bring their deep sea harvesters or subsea collectors to the ocean floor and bulldoze across the sea bottom to grab these “rocks ...