Life can be pretty difficult in the ocean’s hydrothermal vents. It’s pitch black, oxygen is pretty scarce, and it’s full of ...

In July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through ...

We know next to nothing about 99.999 percent of the seafloor. How one researcher plans to democratize deep-sea exploration.

While exploring the ocean in a deep-sea submersible, scientists say they discovered a flourishing ecosystem capable of ...

In March 1979, a 9-meter-wide prototype mining machine rolled across the Clarion–Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the eastern Pacific ...

Australia should back a global moratorium on deep-sea mining as the risks are too high, argue conservation experts.

Scientists say the findings help explain how life can exist in extreme environments using the chemical compound methane instead of sunlight.

Take a look at these extraordinary 'hairy' crabs and learn more about how and where these amazing creatures live.

A deep-sea exploration company said it has new data that shows the likely location of lost aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart's ...

In general, sea anemones are known to keep their tube-like bodies relatively vertical and are considered immobile, researchers said. “Some species have adapted the ability to swim for predator evasion ...

A fantastic alien adventure can be found on our very own planet by studying the microbial life in Earth's crust, according to Karen G. Lloyd's new book Intraterrestrials ...

The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ...