Scientists discovered bone-eating zombie worms called Osedax on a whale carcass in 2002, revealing a bizarre deep-sea ...

New sediment tests from a research vessel in the Red Sea suggest that primordial deep-sea microbes may offer a glimpse of how life made energy before Earth had oxygen.

Just how deep are the world's deepest oceans? Well, that depends on who you ask, the methods they used, and whatever the ocean was playing at on the day they gathered their data. Despite measuring it ...

An expedition of a deep-sea trench near Australia uncovered the eerie sea spider specimens, whose glow may have been ...

A newly described species of ghost shark, Rhinochimaera costaricana, has been identified from deep waters off Costa Rica using both physical characteristics and genetic evidence.

It's no secret that plastic and other human trash are a problem for marine life, but our understanding has long focused on ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Often called "ghost sharks," Chimaeras are among the most mysterious inhabitants of the deep ...

Deep-sea mining poses significant risks for a vital, hidden part of the ocean. That’s the message from a new University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa study, the first to truly look at the impact of mining waste ...

The Metals Company's CEO downplayed deep sea mining's risks as "picking up rocks" at New York Times Climate Forward event ...