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

Similar deep-sea volcanoes found on Earth support microbial life that lives inside solid rock without sunlight and oxygen.

As environmental challenges grow, underwater habitats gain momentum with DEEP's Vanguard, supporting short missions and Sentinel designed for 28-day stays at depth.

Peter Etnoyer is a deep sea coral habitat specialist with NOAA's National Center for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) in Charleston, SC. He returns to Deep Sea News to deliver this important report on ...

Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters using an innovative and low-cost deep-sea video camera built and deployed by the team. Skip to main content.

Hidden Historical Habitat-Linked Population Divergence and Contemporary Gene Flow of a Deep-Sea Patellogastropod Limpet. Molecular Biology and Evolution , 2021; DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab278 Cite ...

The question remains whether gorgonian habitat is obligate or facultative for the fishes (Auster, 2005). Do the catsharks need gorgonians specifically, or can they lay their eggs anywhere? We’re still ...

SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Now we want to take you to the bottom of the ocean, where scientists have discovered what they now characterize as the largest deep sea coral habitat to be mapped and documented.

Deep-sea octopus eggs can take five years to develop in the freezing temperatures of the ocean. However, the incubation period could be significantly reduced by warmer waters.