Robotic and autonomous underwater vehicles have collected vast quantities of footage from the deep sea, but most of it hasn’t ...

The deep sea is a dark, cold place. It's just a few degrees above freezing, subject to immense pressure, and beyond the reach ...

When we dream of landscapes, we might imagine rolling valleys or rugged mountains. But there is a whole landscape hidden from human view: the secret world of the seafloor.

It’s not uncommon for newly discovered species to make the news, especially when they are found 5,500 meters underwater. What ...

The first ever assessment of litter in Mediterranean's deepest place located in Greece's eastern Ionian Sea has detected huge litter amounts.

Researchers from the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment helped lead the charge of underwater ...

Humans have been exploring the deep seas, which make up 66 percent of our planet’s surface, for decades. But a new study reveals just how far we have left to go in understanding the mysterious ...

Leticia Carvalho heads a global authority that’s been struggling to set rules for a decade. President Trump’s aggressive push on ocean mining makes her task more urgent.

Deep-sea researchers captured rare footage of a fascinating creature living approximately 62 miles off California's coast.

Meet the “ghost fish,” a phantom of the abyss. Here’s how we found the first ever proof of its existence just a few years ago. The deep sea is a part of the world that very few humans get the chance ...

Governments face pressure to delay seabed mining as legal risks, fragile ecosystems and global treaty commitments collide.

For more than a century, biology textbooks have stated that vision among vertebrates - people included - is built from two clearly defined cell types: rods for processing dim light and cones for ...