With the yolk-rich larvae able to drift on deep ocean currents for extended periods, the brittle stars have been able to colonise far-flung regions. Unlike marine life in shallow waters, which is ...

“It’s a paradox. The deep sea is highly connected, but also incredibly fragile,” said Dr. O’Hara. “Understanding how life is distributed and moves through this vast environment is essential if we want ...

A world-first study led by Museums Victoria Research Institute has revealed that beneath the cold, dark, pressurized world of ...

As the race for critical minerals heats up, companies and governments have set their sights on the mineral-rich deep sea. But ...

At Aranya Art Center, the artist’s exploration of maritime history and global capital is animated by currents of death and ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

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 ...

The deep seas have long captured human imagination, with their eerie, dark depths and mysterious creatures. However, what we once imagined as mythical sea monsters, such as the Kraken or giant sea ...

Our oceans are as remarkable as they are mysterious; the deep dark waters as foreign to us as far-reaching planets. Though ...

Case in point: Scientists from Tokyo University and Hokkaido University in Japan stumbled across some mysterious jet-black ...

Deep blue sea with rays of sunlight, ocean surface seen from underwater. Getty Images/iStockphoto Boaters off the coast of California got the chance to spot a sea creature “trifecta.” ...

Boaters witness sea creatures feasting in an epic trip off the California coast, with a humpback whale and 150 dolphins stealing the show, the group said.