Hidden beneath the thick, frozen skin of East Antarctica lies a surprising discovery—ancient river-carved landscapes that may ...

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

People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet.

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

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 sea life in this part of the ocean has had to adapt to the extreme cold water. Some animals here have blue blood, which ...

Deep in the Russian heartland, hundreds of kilometers from home, Ukrainian prisoners of war were tormented by a sadistic ...