The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction ...

More than 1,100 new marine neighbors The Ocean Census, a global biodiversity initiative funded by the Nippon Foundation, ...

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

Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect ...

The deep sea, the planet’s most expansive and least understood ecosystem, remains largely unexplored. Yet while the deep sea may seem a dark and distant space, events underwater directly impact our ...

Madeira unveiled two autonomous submarines costing $7 million. Discover how these robots will map the deep Atlantic and track ...

Mesopelagic fish, long overlooked in ocean chemistry, are now proven to excrete carbonate minerals much like their shallow-water counterparts—despite living in dark, high-pressure depths. Using the ...

More than 10,000 feet deep in the ocean, the seafloor is covered with what look like dark, lumpy potatoes. These polymetallic nodules, as they're known, take millions of years to form, slowly ...

Global negotiations over the future of the deep sea are underway this week in Kingston, Jamaica where member states of the International Seabed Authority have gathered to continue shaping a regulatory ...

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 ...

When we think of marine life, we usually picture colourful coral reefs or dense seaweed forests filled with fish and other critters. The ocean that comes to mind is the one touched by sunlight.