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?

In the mysterious world of the deep sea, human limits have long fascinated people. Today, with advancements in technology and the continual inspiration of human exploration, a unique competition ...

Seemingly unaware of the film Deep Blue Sea and countless B-movie tropes, China is set to build a new deep-sea laboratory that will be crewed by a team of resident scientists. In a recent announcement ...

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

While Pacific nations such as Nauru favor it for its potential economic benefits, Fiji, Samoa, and others remain opposed.

After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in ...

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

Several countries united with campaign groups on Monday to call for caution in regulating the divisive practice of deep-sea ...

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 ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...