Researchers are not even halfway through analyzing the thousands of samples collected from the Southern Ocean, but they've ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches, researchers said in a newly published paper. The deep-sea trenches, also called Hadal ...

Jellyfish are some of the most mysterious and beautiful creatures in the sea. They have no bones, no brains, and yet they’ve ...

Wildlife from the ocean's deepest trenches has a bit of a reputation on land, either due to their inherently alarming appearances or historic associations with bad tidings. However, The New York Times ...

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

Deep-sea mining is set to potentially occur in the Clarion–Clipperton Zone, which is a large abyssal plain area that spans from the waters around Hawai'i into the eastern Pacific Ocean. To make the ...

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 ...

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.

Humanity has only explored 0.001% of the deep sea, according to a May 2025 study.Getty Images Reporter The Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track approval ...

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 ...