While scientists have known that tiny microbes have been prospering in the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean, a new voyage ...

In an expedition led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, scientists ventured into the depths of the northwest Pacific Ocean, ...

Bizarre creatures like vampire squid and blobfish make their home in the dark, cold, depths of the deep sea, but most of this watery realm remains a complete mystery. That's because humans have ...

The findings extend the previously known limits for chemosynthesis-based animal communities by nearly a quarter, with the deepest recorded settlement at 9,533 meters beneath the ocean surface.

The ocean is one of our greatest allies in the fight against the climate crisis. To argue for using deep-sea mining to solve the climate crisis is like smoking to lower your stress.

We know next to nothing about Earth’s seafloors. According to a study published May 7 in Science Advances, humans have only put eyes on 0.0001 percent of our planet’s waters deeper than the ...

The deep ocean covers most of the planet. Gerard Barron wants his company to be the first to mine it. That's been his dream since 2001, when Barron's then-tennis partner asked him to invest in a ...

David Attenborough has described the human impact on the deep ocean floor as “unspeakably awful” in a conversation with Prince William to mark the launch of the veteran broadcaster’s latest ...