As the global energy transition accelerates, the ocean floor has emerged as the next frontier in critical mineral competition ...

A series of submersible surveys to nearly 10 kilometers in the deepest parts of Japan's ocean trenches have revealed seafloor ...

The benthic boundary layer is a crucial, interconnected part of the deep-sea ecosystem, serving as a home for unique animals ...

China needs to have better technology and a bigger say in the international maritime order if it is to win the global deep-sea mining race for critical minerals, according to a senior official from ...

In a stunning glimpse into the mysteries of the deep, scientists have uncovered two new marine species off Western ...

A recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition off the coast of Uruguay discovered at least 30 suspected new species and ...

The deep-sea expedition explored the stony coral reefs off the coast of Uruguay, with one coral reef as large as 180 FIFA football fields.

Scientists warn deep-sea mining could harm sharks, rays, and ghost sharks. Their habitats overlap mining zones.

Telescope fish are deep-sea dwelling creatures, found in tropical and subtropical regions of the ocean at depths between 500 ...

The habitat of 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed ...

Meet the bumpy snailfish—described by scientists as "adorable"—as well as the dark snailfish and sleek snailfish, all of ...

Oceanographers scouring the waters off of Western Australia have discovered two new deep-sea oddities. On October 6, ...