Have you ever looked at a creature and thought, “This can’t possibly be from Earth”? That feeling becomes surprisingly common once you dive into the mysterious world of the deep ocean. Far below the ...

In the deep, dark waters of the Pacific Ocean, scientists have uncovered a remarkable new species that’s shedding light on the mysteries of the ocean’s hidden ecosystems. The species, a type of limpet ...

Deep-sea mining is the extraction of minerals from the seabed in the deep ocean. Most of the interest is in what are known as polymetallic nodules, which are potato-sized mineral deposits that have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mechanical claw holds a polymetallic nodule, one of several seafloor sources of critical minerals. ROV-Team/GEOMAR via Wikimedia ...

New research shows La Niña may have driven the collapse of deep-sea corals in the Galápagos, lasting over 1,000 years.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

But it isn’t doing it alone; for a month starting this week, it will deploy two oblong neon submersibles as the project’s ...

I spent years preparing to dive into the deepest place on earth. Only a handful of people have traveled into the depths of the Mariana Trench, nearly 7 miles below the ocean surface. As a geologist ...

What is truly scary about the ocean is that many of the threats are invisible. While the surface may appear tranquil, there may be underlying dangers such as strong currents, ocean trenches, ...