Dr. Luis Buatois (Ph.D.) traces a series of hexagons with his finger, following the path carved by tiny organisms millions of ...

By studying elephant seals' hunting patterns, scientists have discovered a new way to monitor deep-sea fish populations.

One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at ...

The Climate Action Forum discussed ocean ecosystems and their role in climate adaptation and mitigation, during a series of ...

New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources ...

Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...

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 ...

Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean's twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new ...

Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.

Researchers from the NGO Condrik Tenerife have captured what they say are the first images of an adult black seadevil ...

China is set to build a deep-sea research facility in the resource-rich South China Sea, a move that could strengthen its ...

A deep sea creature known for living hundreds of meters below the water's surface in the darkness of the deep ocean was photographed in broad daylight last week — in what researchers are saying may be ...