It looked like a shadow at first — but after several minutes, a rare species of deep-sea shark had swum by an underwater ...

A deep-sea exploration company said it has new data that shows the likely location of lost aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart's ...

The researchers estimated that the expedition may have uncovered proof of nearly 40 potential new species, including ...

That’s what an international team of scientists did last summer. Led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the researchers took a manned submersible to the bottom of deep-sea trenches in an area in the ...

Ann Vanreusel at Ghent University has studied deep-sea wildlife. She says the sought-after polymetallic nodules are themselves home to some creatures, which use them as a substrate.

One study published in Science earlier this month found that with 44,000 deep-sea dives, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed — which is roughly the size of Yosemite ...

The Trump Administration signed an Executive Order on Thursday, April 24, to jump-start deep sea mining in the Pacific Ocean. The order, the White House says, “establishes the U.S. as a global ...

How would deep-sea mining affect deep-sea wildlife? Scientists are still unsure about deep-sea mining’s potential impacts on creatures that call the seafloor home.

Deep-sea mining could have a significant environmental impact. The seafloor holds large amounts of carbon dioxide and when it’s churned and moved, the gas can escape. Mitigation could include ...

Justice & Health Deep Sea Mining Negotiations Resume Amid Industry Pushback and Environmental Alarm The talks, in Jamaica, are before the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the only ...

In the deep seas found at the Earth’s poles, explorers are still finding elusive and mysterious sea creatures. On an expedition in the Southern Ocean, researchers captured stunning video of the ...