A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing ...

Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight?

A newly discovered mechanism could explain the shock finding last year that oxygen is produced by metallic nodules on the ...

The reaction shows our views of the deep sea – long ignored or seen as a realm of monsters – may at last be changing.

Hidden in the abyss of the Atacama Trench, Dulcibella camanchaca reveals itself as a unique predator adapted to the darkness.

The researchers found evidence of microbial communities sharing nutrients and forming protective biofilms—slimy layers that help them withstand the harsh conditions of the deep sea ...

When Hans Hartman, a civil engineer, attempted to film the ocean depths in 1917, he pioneered what would become the first deep-sea ROV, or remotely operated vehicle. During an era of silent movies ...

Something unusual is happening in the oceans. Strange deep-sea creatures are surfacing, and marine life is behaving unpredictably. From the rare sighting of the so-called “doomsday fish” to ...

"Deep-sea discovery calls into question the origins of life," the Scottish Association for Marine Science said in a press release to accompany the publication of the research. Environmentalists ...

Due to the extreme conditions in the deep sea, its ecosystems and high biodiversity (made up mostly of small organisms living in the sediment) are particularly sensitive to disturbances.

New Zealand coach Stacey Jones wants to offer Newcastle Knights champion Kalyn Ponga a Kiwi Test jersey, opening a fresh ...