There's always a lot going on in the deep ocean, but anyone who had “carnivorous 'death-ball' sponge” on their bingo card for ...

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

The deep sea is shrouded in mystery. Researchers make concerning discovery about proposed deep-sea venture: 'A new potential ...

Underneath the ocean's surface lies a vast and ancient world. As demand for sustainable technologies increases, attention is ...

Notable sightings along the way included the discovery of an extensive crinoid meadow at a depth of 9,100 meters (29,855 feet ...

What comes to mind when you think of a sea monster? Serpents? Loch Ness? The shark in Jaws, perhaps? What about the creatures in the deep sea, more than a thousand feet down, where the sunlight ...

Some countries, including the U.S., want to mine the seafloor for rare earth elements used in smartphones and electric cars. But other nations are concerned about the environmental impact. Sponsor ...

The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...

Is it downright adorable, or is it so ugly it's cute? Either way, this newly discovered pink fish has the makings to survive in one of the darkest, coldest places on earth, and its pink, bumpy face is ...

New research has found that deep-sea mining in international waters could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and ...

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...

The research submersible Alvin returned to Woods Hole, on Cape Cod, via a 3,000-mile flatbed truck journey from San Diego.