Somewhere in the North Atlantic, more than a kilometer beneath its surface, a cold-water coral reef stretches across an ...

This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

Researchers from the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment helped lead the charge of underwater ...

The deep sea is inhabited by many creatures that are unlike any other in the world, and the coffinfish is certainly one of the strangest. Dubbed the s.

On April 7, 2021, nearly 2,000 meters beneath the South China Sea, China's deep-sea drilling rig Hainiu II bored down to 231 ...

Deep-sea waters are warming due to heat waves and climate change, and it could spell trouble for the oceans' delicate chemical and biological balance. However, a study published in Proceedings of the ...

You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to industry and modern technology – everything from cellphones to fighter jets.

Deep sea expedition off Caribbean islands captured images of unique corals sponges fish species never before documented highlighting urgent conservation ...

The scientists examined the lineages of two groups of bivalves—marine invertebrates that include clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops—that successfully inhabit the deep sea. They found that some ...

In a fascinating video, researchers have revealed a new and bizarre see-through species of sea slug floating around the midnight zone of the deep sea. It was first discovered in California by Monterey ...