The deep sea is vast, dark, and almost completely unexplored filled with alien life, crushing pressure, and silence that ...

Scientists used an autonomous underwater vehicle to image previously unexplored, ultra-deep waters near the abyss of the ...

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

The deep ocean remains one of Earth’s last great frontiers — a pitch-black, high-pressure world where sunlight never reaches ...

Human waste, mostly plastic, was found in abundance at the deepest part of the Mediterranean called the Calypso Deep, 3.1 ...

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

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

The deep sea is a magical and mysterious realm that harbors some of the largest and most fascinating creatures on our planet. Beyond the reach of sunlight, the deep ocean remains one of Earth’s final ...

A deep-sea mining experiment from 1979 left lasting marks on the Pacific Ocean floor. Over four decades later, signs of life return, but recovery remains slow and uncertain. The true impact of these ...

We know surprisingly little about the deep ocean or the strange creatures that live there. These unusual animals have evolved without sunlight and survive in complete darkness, resulting in many ...

World leaders have renewed calls for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining at the 2025 U.N. Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice, France, as the U.S. moves to mine the deep sea in international waters ...

A new deep-sea octopus with a pancake-flat body and enormous eyes has been found off the coast of Australia. This tiny marine creature, now officially named Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis – or the ...