Somewhere on the abyssal plain between Hawaii and Mexico, more than four kilometers below the surface, 24 species of tiny ...

The deep ocean, once a realm of pure scientific curiosity, is now the center of a high-stakes race between conservation and commerce. With NOAA finalizing streamlined regulations in January 2026 and ...

Meet the bigfin squid, a quid with 'elbows', enormous rippling fins and tentacles like long, rippling strands of spaghetti ...

The mystery of the ‘golden orb’ found at the bottom of the ocean has been solved by scientists after two-and-a-half ...

A giant squid was discovered by researchers in Western Australia. There have been two other records of the giant squid in ...

But it isn’t doing it alone; for a month starting this week, it will deploy two oblong neon submersibles as the project’s ...

Deep-sea mining targets mineral deposits on the ocean floor, typically at depths of 3,000–6,000 meters. Most attention focuses on polymetallic nodules—potato-sized rocks lying on abyssal plains—and on ...

There's increasing interest in deep-sea mining, but the impacts that this will have on the animals that live in the depths isn't fully understood. A new review led by our scientists is giving us our ...

An underwater gold rush may be on the horizon — or rather, a rush to mine the seafloor for manganese, nickel, cobalt and other minerals used in electric vehicles, solar panels and more. Meanwhile, ...

Antarctica is being ravaged by a triple-whammy of climate chaos that has melted sea ice to record lows, a new study has ...