Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.

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

The Arctic Ocean is more than just icy waters, it harbors vibrant ecosystems — but it also harbors valuable oil, gas, and ...

As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep ...

In 1917, a civil engineer pioneered the first deep-sea vehicle to attempt filming underwater. A century later, we have James ...

When a male anglerfish finds his mate in the pitch-black expanse of the deep sea, he uses his sharp teeth to latch onto her ...

A fish once dubbed the world’s ‘ugliest’ has taken the crown for New Zealand’s ‘Fish of the Year’. The lovable – albeit, ...

Life down there plays by a completely different set of rules, with creatures that have adapted in ways we can barely imagine.

Deep below the surface of the ocean in the South China Sea, a robot named “discovery” searched the seafloor for life. Faxian, ...

But deep-sea mining is a controversial means of obtaining them because of its potentially significant environmental impacts. ...