Researchers descended more than 35,700 feet (10,900 meters) below sea level to collect biological samples that revealed ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.

The first phase of the MEER research was a joint effort of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Institute of Deep-sea Science ...

Xiao is the initiator and lead scientist of the Mariana Trench Environment and Ecology ... like species — and 11 categories of deep-sea fish, the research team made several discoveries.

Mark Rowe reports on the failure to agree on an international treaty to limit plastic pollution and what our best hopes are ...