Life on Earth ... that these deep-dwelling microbial communities can be as diverse as, or even more diverse than, their surface counterparts. The study, published in Science Advances, analyzed ...

Biodiversity is depleted and large furrows still lie in the seabed where deep-sea mining equipment ... We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

Scientists have often assumed that deep subsurface environments, miles below the surface, cannot support multicellular life because of the pressure, hot temperatures, and lack of oxygen and space. But ...

Scientists who have been exploring the ... believe this is especially true for this location in the deep sea where they speculate life may have first emerged. The area of deep-sea trenches is ...