Researchers from Kumamoto University and collaborating institutions have discovered a new species of deep-sea sea anemone ...

Researchers are not even halfway through analyzing the thousands of samples collected from the Southern Ocean, but they've ...

A recent marine expedition found fascinating new species in the deep Pacific, highlighting how little is still known about life beneath the ocean.

Diverse life forms exist on and within the ocean floor. These primarily consist of microbes, tiny organisms that can cope ...

Scientists have revealed how much of the vast deep ocean floor humankind has observed, and it's a staggeringly small amount. According to a new study published May 7 in the journal Science Advances, ...

Researchers use lipid biomarkers to uncover how organisms survive in extreme ecosystems. A surprising variety of life exists ...

The Vanguard capsule is an underwater habitat that can fit four people for a week or more. But could this be the future for ...

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. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes Animals living in one of ...

The agency is reviewing a permit request from a company that aims to harvest minerals on the Pacific Ocean floor.

When the submarine plunged to about 1,500 meters below sea level, ecologist Jeff Drazen asked the pilots to cut the strobe lights that had been guiding them through the pitch-black waters. For a ...

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 ...