Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.

This science-informed effort goes beyond protecting marine life -- ... Feb. 6, 2025 — New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely ...

A scary-looking creature with “devil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island.

The marine photographer who captured the footage said it could be the world's first recorded sighting of a black seadevil ...

An unexpected radioactive discovery beneath the Pacific Ocean seabed may provide researchers with a new global geologic time ...

Some rich folks think the future of human habitation is on Mars. But at least one deep-pocketed investor suggests an ...

A project is underway to investigate the production of “dark” oxygen further. Understanding the phenomenon better could help ...

sometimes fusing with her for life. “We found that a cascade of traits, including those required for sexual parasitism, allowed anglerfishes to invade the deep sea during a period of extreme global ...

Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) and the Institute of Oceanology, both ...

The veteran HOV can now officially dive deeper into the sea, broadening the horizons of scientific discoveries under the ...

CHINA has unveiled plans for a deep-sea mega-lab that will be hidden 6,500ft down in the bitterly contested South China Sea. The underwater base will study “cold seep” ecosystems ...

The South China Sea’s rich resources, including methane hydrates and rare minerals, make it a strategic location. By ...