Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

In a video by the Ocean Exploration Trust, scientists return to a whale fall off the coast of British Columbia for the third ...

Humans still haven’t seen 99.999% of the deep seafloor Human eyes have only seen a tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of the areas of the world that are covered by deep water. Scientists want to change ...

From groundbreaking research to the beauty of marine sanctuaries teeming with life, these images shine a spotlight on the ...

The deep ocean seafloor is defined as depths of 200 meters or more below Earth’s surface, where oxygen levels are low and sunlight is virtually nonexistent. The study, ...

A whole new world: Surprising ecosystem thriving under sea floor. The study authors found the tubeworms and other species living in warm, fluid-filled cavities more than 2,500 meters, or 1.5 miles ...

Despite the deep ocean floor coating some 66% of our planet's surface, ... Scientists estimate we've explored just 0.001% of the deep ocean seafloor. . | Credit: Jason Edwards/Getty Images.

NASA's SWOT satellite has revealed unseen ocean depths, mapping seafloor features that shape life, ... NASA's advanced seafloor mapping technology has revealed what is hidden beneath Earth's oceans.

Researchers say the polymetallic nodules that mining companies hope to harvest from the deep-ocean seafloor may be a source of oxygen for the animals, plants and bacteria that live there.

"Areas of the U.S. seafloor where test mining took place over 50 years ago still haven't fully recovered," Jeff Watters, Ocean Conservancy's vice president for external affairs, said in a statement.