In a world hungry for crucial resources, China may not be poised to start deep-sea mining but it is planting seeds for such operations in a meticulously planned economic and geopolitical strategy.

‘Titan: The OceanGate Disaster’ Review: Netflix Doc Depicts High-End Deep Sea Exploration With a Lethal Price Tag Veteran documentary producer Mark Monroe directs an engrossing recap of the ...

As heads of Pacific island nations, we urge governments worldwide to avoid irreversible environmental damage to the region as well as the needless economic and geopolitical risks.

First, social media freaked out after a deep-sea fish, known as a humpback anglerfish, was spotted swimming near the coast of Tenerife, off the Canary Islands in Spain. @nbcnews. Researchers in #Spain ...

Meet the Carnarvon flapjack octopus — a new deep-sea species discovered in a canyon off the Gascoyne coast named after the location where it was found and its resemblance to a pancake.

How bioluminescence works in nature. Most ocean animals produce their own light or host bacteria that do—a useful skill for communication, finding prey, camouflage, and more.

The deep sea is full of surprises, hiding creatures that look like they belong in a sci-fi movie rather than our oceans. These rare animals have adapted in incredible ways to live in a world of ...

Unlike many deep-sea species that remain in the abyss permanently, bluntnose sixgill sharks undertake regular vertical migrations, moving to shallower waters at night to feed before returning to depth ...

Deep Sea Hatchet Fish. Amada44, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Deep-sea hatchetfish (family Sternoptychidae) have perfected a sophisticated form of camouflage called counter-illumination. These ...

A deep-sea science expedition has set-off for the 40th year to explore the depths of the North Atlantic. The RRS James Cook left the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton on Friday morning ...