New discovery of a fragile ecosystem beneath undersea volcano leaves researchers baffled. They fear it may be vulnerable to ...

Life in the Deep Sea. Posted: December 16, 2024 | Last updated: December 16, 2024. A marine biologist unveils the wonders and mysteries of the deep sea, sharing groundbreaking science and little ...

A team of researchers has discovered macroscopic life beneath the seafloor of the deep ocean, one of Earth’s most extreme environments. The discovery both complicates scientists’ understanding ...

They were living inside cavities within the Earth's crust at an ocean-floor site where the Pacific is 1.56 miles (2,515 meters) deep. All the species were previously known to have lived near such ...

A deep-sea expedition made the surprising discovery of a previously unknown ecosystem in which animals such as giant tube worms thrive beneath hydrothermal vents. CNN values your feedback 1.

A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

Researchers say the polymetallic nodules that mining companies hope to harvest from the deep-ocean seafloor may be a source of oxygen for the animals, plants and bacteria that live there.

Already, there’s talk of deep-sea mining and fishing for these climate-regulating, life-giving animals. Though they are not appetizing for humans, industry is eying them as a source of food for ...

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

Much of the deep ocean is vacant, with extremely cold, lightless regions making it difficult for life as we know it to survive. ... might be far less tolerable for animals in the deep sea. ...