Scientists in Britain assessed the lasting impact of one of the oldest known mining tracks in the vast Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), stretching between Hawaii and Mexico Infographic showing the three ...

Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? Some scientists think so, but others have challenged the claim that so-called "dark ...

An underwater voyage has 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 can ...

Three newly-discovered species of deep sea 'spiders' farm methane-eating bacteria on their own bodies in a symbiosis quite unlike anything seen before. Unlike animals like ourselves, who are fed by a ...

Polymetallic nodules and an abyssal urchin - Copyright National Oceanography Centre / Smartex project (NERC)/AFP/File Handout Polymetallic nodules and an abyssal ...

When an unfamiliar pink fish appeared more than 10,000 feet down in the outer reaches of Monterey Canyon in 2019, scientists with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute were able to document the ...

A new study from the University of Manchester and the United Kingdom's National Oceanography Centre has uncovered a hidden transport system for microplastics. Deep-sea "avalanches," or turbidity ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — Scientists exploring the deep waters off California’s coast have discovered a tiny new species of snailfish that has been capturing attention not only for its scientific value but ...

Scientists believe they have finally established the truth behind one of the world’s greatest deep sea mysteries. Back in ...

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 ...

Scientists who have been exploring the Red Sea have discovered natural death traps in the region now believed to be the location where Moses parted the waters. The brine pools were found 4,000 feet ...