The tortuous system of deep craters and dolomite walls blows the Atlantic Ocean's famous 'Lost City' out of the water. Through a curtain of falling marine 'snow', the ghostly carbonate walls and ...

While exploring the ocean in a deep-sea submersible, scientists say they discovered a flourishing ecosystem capable of ...

Freshwater may soon flow from the deep sea to drought-stricken coastal cities. A handful of companies are exploring how deep-sea pressures can replace the energy-intensive pumps and toxic ...

We know next to nothing about 99.999 percent of the seafloor. How one researcher plans to democratize deep-sea exploration.

In July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through ...

Where others might have pulled their small child away from the tumbling whitewater, her mother instead recognized her ...

Deep sea mining for rare earth elements could start as early as 2026, even as 38 countries have called for a moratorium on it ...

Life can be pretty difficult in the ocean’s hydrothermal vents. It’s pitch black, oxygen is pretty scarce, and it’s full of ...

On March 11, 2011, the Tōhoku mega-earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan, triggering a catastrophic tsunami. At ...

In July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through ...

Scientists say the findings help explain how life can exist in extreme environments using the chemical compound methane instead of sunlight.