Learn more about why understanding how life works in the deep sea is crucial to understanding the entire planet, and that’s ...

In decades of deep-sea exploration, humans have observed less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor - an area about the size of ...

Half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked nodules from the seafloor off the US east coast, the damage has barely begun to heal.

often referred to as a "living fossil", gets its name from its frilly gills. With roughly 300 teeth, this primitive-looking predator hunts squid and fish as deep as 1580m below the ocean surface.

It's called Alicella gigantea, and it's the largest known species of amphipod, a shrimp-like species that is usually less ...

To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures need all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, like huge eyes ...

The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...

Defying international law, the Trump admin wants to move ahead with deep sea mining that threatens ocean wildlife ...

Humans have only explored a tiny percentage of the seafloor, so there's a good chance some of the strangest creatures or ...

Joint efforts by researchers from Japan and Australia have led to the identification of a primitive deep-sea fish residing at the ocean floor. The fish in question belongs to the species ...

The entire descent to the ocean floor is expected to ... to be a game-changer for India’s deep-sea research, opening avenues for the assessment of both living and non-living resources in the ...