Learn how researchers discovered a new superfamily living at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Proponents say they want to dredge the seafloor for metals needed for clean technology. Indigenous Pacific Islanders call it a threat to life, culture, and the ocean itself.

Lurking in the depths of the ocean are countless species that have never been seen by humans before. As part of a project to ...

Scientists discovered 24 new deep-sea species, including one from a completely new branch of life in the Pacific Ocean.

In a remarkable deep-sea breakthrough, researchers have discovered 24 new species of amphipods in the Pacific’s ...

Learn how a new genomic study reveals that squid and cuttlefish survived a mass extinction in deep-sea refuges before rapidly ...

High pressure in the deep ocean may squeeze nutrients from sinking “marine snow,” feeding deep-sea microbes and altering how carbon moves through the ocean.

Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to ...

Renewable technologies need a multitude of critical minerals. The seabed could supply these riches. But at what cost?

Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for "The Lord of the Rings" universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they're very ...

The world’s oceans are on the brink of a major disaster if controversial plans to start deep sea mining in international waters go ahead as early as next year, an expert has warned. Dr. Sandor Mulsow, ...

In the past, scientists, industry and government have worked together in surprising, tense and fruitful ways Christian Elliott A variety of marine creatures and unique features can be found in the ...