A suspected new species of sea star (Porcellanasteridae) rests on the seafloor at a depth of 3,961 meters. Researchers ...

A biological methane filter on the seafloor can form much faster than scientists previously believed. An international ...

Explore 25 deep sea discoveries that reveal Earth's most alien ecosystems. From chemosynthetic vents to transparent-headed ...

A deep-sea expedition to a chain of undersea mountains in the southeastern Pacific returned with an extraordinary haul: more ...

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows. The Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Eastern Pacific is a vast area ...

A newly described species of ghost shark, Rhinochimaera costaricana, has been identified from deep waters off Costa Rica ...

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 ...

Naoki Saito, a researcher at the Integrated Research Center for Nature Positive Technology of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) (and who is also affiliated ...

Deep sea ecosystems are some of the most mysterious and unexplored regions of the Earth that reside more than 650 feet below sea level while reaching depths of 36,000 feet. They are characterized by ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to whales. The long-term effects of these extractions remain uncertain Amber X.

Learn how a dramatic climate shift in the Pacific may have wiped out an entire underwater ecosystem deep below the Galápagos — and it could happen again. Deep beneath the Galápagos, an entire coral ...