Scientific divers have navigated a series of treacherous dives more than 330 feet deep in an attempt to unravel the mysteries ...

For deep reef divers, descending into the ocean’s mesophotic layer can feel like exploring the moon. Discovering never-before ...

As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be ...

Researchers retrieved reef monitoring devices that had been placed in deep coral reefs in Guam. The devices were placed up to 330 feet below the surface.

A cnidarian is attached to a dead sponge stalk on a manganese nodule in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Diva Amon and Craig Smith, University of Hawaii at Mānoa Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it ...

Deep-sea mining trials revealed significant but localized biodiversity loss in one of the planet’s least explored ecosystems.

Deep-sea mining is threatening vital marine life in the ocean’s “twilight zone,” reveals new research. The findings raise "urgent concerns" about long-lasting effects if large-scale commercial mining ...

The deep sea around Antarctica just got a whole lot weirder as researchers have discovered at least 30 previously unknown ...

At the bottom of the world’s trenches, there’s a fish that shouldn’t exist. Here’s how it earned the title of the ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the ...

In this week's Science for All newsletter, Divya Gandhi explains how deep sea mining for minerals is stilfling marine life ...

London: The number of sea floor animals fell by 37 percent in a deep sea mining exploration zone, according to a study published Friday probing the ...