Efforts to expand deep-sea mining are alarming scientists and Indigenous leaders, who worry mining risks fisheries and food ...

A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

New research shows how deep-sea fish evolved unique body shapes depending on depth and habitat, revealing surprising ...

The physics of mixing water layers — an interplay of wind, climate and more — makes lakes work. When it stops, impacts can ...

In the deep, dark waters of the Pacific Ocean, scientists have uncovered a remarkable new species that’s shedding light on ...

Scientists have filmed a species of fish 8,336 meters (27,350 feet) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The fish, a type ...

The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...

The Atacama Trench, located off the coast of Peru and Chile, is one of the deepest oceanic regions on our planet, and scientists think it could be an ecological haven. A new study describes a four ...

Scientists are revolutionizing how new marine species are described through the Ocean Species Discoveries initiative. Using advanced lab techniques, researchers recently unveiled 14 new species from ...

The world’s deepest dives challenge human survival in ways most can’t imagine. From crushing pressure to the coldest waters, these extreme adventures push explorers to the absolute limit. How are ...

New research shows that marine heat waves can reshape ocean food webs, which in turn can slow the transport of carbon to the deep sea and hamper the ocean's ability to buffer against climate change.

NEW YORK — An underwater voyage revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight ...