Learn all about the fascinating discovery of three deep-sea species, found off the coast of California, including the cute ...

Museum researchers reconstructed the evolutionary history of stony corals over the past 460 million years, providing insights ...

Meet “Chonkus,” a super-dense, fast-growing deep-sea microbe that scientists say could become a powerful new ally for ...

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine ...

Discover the bizarre and fascinating creatures inhabiting the ocean's dark depths. From the ear-finned Dumbo Octopus to the ...

Fish species living in the deep sea feature a surprisingly large range of body shapes that evolved in different ways and at ...

Look no further than the depths of earth’s oceans to discover mind-blowing creatures that look like they come from another ...

At the bottom of the ocean, where metal-rich hydrothermal vents exhale poison, a bright yellow worm has mastered an ...

An analysis of mining plumes in the Pacific Ocean reveals they kick up particles sized similarly to the more nutritious tidbits that plankton eat.

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

Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect ...

A new study finds that deep-sea mining waste in the ocean’s twilight zone could disrupt food webs and starve midwater ...