Daniel Caniullán has been diving in the cold waters of the Guaitecas Archipelago in northern Patagonia, Chile, for more than ...

A research team led by Occidental College has identified a previously unknown symbiosis; deep sea spiders that cultivate and ...

The mesh-like fossil would push back the oldest known animal on Earth by more than 300 million years. But like many claims of very old life, the study is kicking up lively debate.

Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of ...

While the Sericosura spiders are the first of their kind caught feeding on methane-fueled microbes, they’re not alone in ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a ...

All forms of harvesting were prohibited. ... a national park and UNESCO World Heritage site in the center of the Sulu Sea. Here I saw barrel sponges large enough for a person to curl up inside.

Dysideanones A–C (1–3), three unusual sesquiterpene quinones with unprecedented carbon skeletons, were isolated from the South China Sea sponge Dysidea avara. Their structures including absolute ...

The province – dubbed the "Seaweed Capital of the Philippines" – produces around 40 percent of the country's 600 000-tonne annual output. It has primarily been for export to make carrageenan, a ...

For years – 14 in fact – the ISA has been debating deep-sea mining. The authority has been working with 168 member states, all parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a legal ...

A mix of fresh sea creatures simmered with vegetables in a bubbling cauldron over fire—this seafood dish is bold, hearty, and full of coastal soul.