A team of scientists announced Tuesday they have developed new deep-sea landers specifically to test their contentious ...

Off the volcanic ridges of the Eastern Pacific, deep beneath the surface where sunlight never reaches, a team of researchers ...

Startling findings in 2024 suggested that metallic nodules on the sea floor produce oxygen and might support life. Now ...

Scientists announced a new expedition to study the potential origin of ‘dark oxygen’ rising from the abyss, a recent ...

A deep-sea catshark (Scyliorhinus haeckelii) documented at 198 meters on the outer edge of the continental shelf, near the ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

It's 3 a.m. in the middle of the Atlantic, and Meteor is surrounded by darkness. But the 58 men and women on board are wide ...

Recent scientific expeditions have unveiled a trove of new species dwelling at the bottom of the ocean, including a carnivorous “death ball” sponge in the Southern Ocean. In a separate deep-sea ...

As part of the UK Government-funded Blue Belt Programme, scientists from the Department of Environment are embarking on the Beyond the Reef Research Expedition on board the ...

The expedition is part of the Government's Blue Belt programme to support marine conservation and sustainability of the seas ...

Researchers from Australia’s national science agency have identified two previously unknown marine species — a minuscule porcelain crab and a bioluminescent lantern shark — discovered off the Gascoyne ...