In 1917, a civil engineer pioneered the first deep-sea vehicle to attempt filming underwater. A century later, we have James ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

Using advanced computer simulations, researchers have reconstructed the geological past of the region, uncovering a ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

An exploratory expedition describes two deep-sea, low-oxygen ecosystems in the Red Sea, including some surprising fish. The ...

Hidden in the abyss of the Atacama Trench, Dulcibella camanchaca reveals itself as a unique predator adapted to the darkness.

Something unusual is happening in the oceans. Strange deep-sea creatures are surfacing, and marine life is behaving ...

Unusual ocean events like the surfacing of oarfish, mass whale strandings, and anglerfish near shore indicate potential ...

There's one. And another. This robot was hunting for rocks. A three-pronged claw descended from above and plucked a stone off ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface lies a world of perpetual darkness, home to some of Earth’s most bizarre and fascinating ...

Debris produced by human activity has now been spotted at a depth of 5,112 meters (3.2 miles) in the Mediterranean Sea.

Footage of a submersible capturing some intriguing footage of a pre-historic sea animal has resurfaced, as it was making its ...