Scientists named 1,121 new marine species in a single year, including a deep-sea ghost shark and a worm that lives inside a ...

Scientists pulled 40,000 fossil spine fragments from the deep ocean floor and traced sea urchins living there for 104 million ...

Valve founder Gabe Newell is funding a €700 million research vessel designed to explore the ocean’s deepest regions and ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study. The Axial Seamount is gonna blow, scientists say. The only ...

The Trump administration will dismantle a $368 million monitoring system that provides critical data on the world’s oceans, sparking alarm among scientists ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Often called "ghost sharks," Chimaeras are among the most mysterious inhabitants of the deep ...

The significance of deep-sea virology and its impact on global climate and biogeochemical structures is not unknown, though its importance might be understated. Despite their tiny size, viruses have a ...

Deep-sea mining targets mineral deposits on the ocean floor, typically at depths of 3,000–6,000 meters. Most attention focuses on polymetallic nodules—potato-sized rocks lying on abyssal plains—and on ...

The ocean’s deepest reaches harbor some of the most alien and terrifying life forms on Earth. Far below where sunlight fades to eternal darkness, creatures have evolved in ways that seem to defy ...

The deep sea holds vast mineral wealth. However, most valuable elements lie in international waters, outside any one ...

In the past, scientists, industry and government have worked together in surprising, tense and fruitful ways Christian Elliott A variety of marine creatures and unique features can be found in the ...