Scientists hope their data can protect these fragile ecosystems and encourage in-depth research. Experts stunned after ...

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

The sighting “highlights the importance of modern, cost-effective technologies to survey the deep sea and locate these lost ...

Fast-moving underwater avalanches, known as turbidity currents, are responsible for transporting vast quantities of ...

Marine ecosystems in the deep ocean show little sign of recovery even decades after experimental mining, according to new ...

Beneath the Pacific Ocean southeast of Hawaii, a hidden treasure trove of polymetallic nodules can be found scattered across ...

The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for ...

Deep-sea mining research and experiments over the ... As an oceanographer studying marine life in an area of the Pacific rich in these nodules, I believe that before countries and companies ...

A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, University of Hawaii (THE CONVERSATION) Picture an ocean ...

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows. A study published in the journal Nature found that the site of a ...