Scientists have discovered a massive deep-sea coral reef system off the coast of Argentina that may be one of the largest on ...

A mysterious deep-sea squid filmed 4.1 km below the Pacific can disguise itself as the ocean floor, raising new questions about hidden marine life and what we still don’t know.

Where does the deep sea begin? Definitions vary across science and legal frameworks. For the purposes of their joint analysis, the members of the European Marine Board's (EMB) Deep Sea and Ocean ...

The world’s oceans are increasingly becoming an important new frontier in the geopolitical and economic race for critical minerals, with countries fast-tracking plans for deep-sea mining. Meanwhile, ...

Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed. The deep ocean ...

Deep down in the sea, where no light penetrates and where the availability of food is very low, life somehow exists in ways ...

Deep beneath the ocean's surface, a groundbreaking DNA study reveals that the deep sea is far more globally connected than once thought. By analyzing thousands of brittle stars preserved in museum ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Norway’s plans to mine seabed minerals in Arctic waters remain in limbo after the first licensing round was delayed in December 2024. However, the ...

I spent years preparing to dive into the deepest place on earth. Only a handful of people have traveled into the depths of the Mariana Trench, nearly 7 miles below the ocean surface. As a geologist ...

The new finding, made by researchers in a new era for marine biology, is the first such discovery of footage of an undescribed species of whiplash squid; this creature is capable of having an ...

The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would speed up deep-sea mining in international waters by allowing companies to circumvent a United Nations-backed review process, ...