We expected the deep sea to be eerie and alien - and it is - but we didn’t expect it to be this cute. From wide-eyed ...

With ear-like fins that flap gracefully through the water, this Dumbo octopus looks like it waltzed straight out of an ...

Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about, and Trump’s order could clear the way for operations soon Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, University of Hawaii Sat, June 14, 2025 at ...

So far, only test mining has been carried out. However, plans for full-scale commercial mining are rapidly advancing. Exploratory deep-sea mining began in the 1970s, and the International Seabed ...

When he isn’t in a professional setting, Daniel Lee Messerschmidt is often found near the sea or under it. When he speaks about scuba diving, there’s no manufactured awe. It’s not a “bucket list” ...

In 2006, Japanese scientists captured a young female of the species on camera for the first time. Now, we have first-of-its-kind footage of the animal’s heavier relative, the colossal squid.

An incredibly rare deep sea squid has been caught on camera for the first time. Researchers on an expedition in the Southern Ocean filmed the elusive three-foot creature on Christmas Day 2024 at a ...

The Gonatus antarcticus squid, a live, rare squid, has been sighted for the first time and caught on camera.

Scientists on a research expedition in the Southern Ocean captured the first footage of a living Gonatus antarcticus squid. The colorful, three-foot squid species was only known to scientists ...

During their brief encounter, the researchers used a laser to measure the squid's size and observed its behavior in the wild.