The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was spotted at a depth of 600m (1,968ft), near the South Sandwich Islands in the south ...

As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be ...

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

Scientific divers have navigated a series of treacherous dives more than 330 feet deep in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of deep ocean reefs. They’re finding new species — and evidence of both cl ...

But even when taking these natural changes into account, the results of the mining tests were clear. The number of species in the impacted samples declined by 32% while the overall number of animals ...

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management extended the public comment period for its deep-sea mining proposal near the Mariana ...

Halalaimus is a microscopic nematode genus commonly found in sediment on the seafloor. It lives 1–5 cm below the sediment ...

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies of the deep seabed to date, and peer-reviewed results have begun to emerge. A collage of foraminifera, a kind of ...

Discover seven fascinating animals that can’t survive in sunlight. Learn how these cave-dwellers and deep-sea creatures are ...

Dr. Michelle Taylor and her team captured the first-ever footage of a colossal squid during their deep-sea expedition in the south Atlantic Ocean.

Prince Harry is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, royal fans believe after a royal expert claimed the Duke ...

Researchers retrieved reef monitoring devices that had been placed in deep coral reefs in Guam. The devices were placed up to 330 feet below the surface.