Far below the reach of sunlight, a deep-sea robot descended to 1,300 m and sent back images of something that, on paper, ...

Far below the ice, in a realm long assumed to be almost lifeless, scientists have stumbled on a thriving oasis nearly 2.5 ...

Scientists discovered deep Arctic methane mounds that release gas, shape ecosystems, and inform climate risks.

Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. Analyses of sediment cores ...

An open-source whale tag that records sound, movement, and environmental data will enable scientists to study and decode ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of its kind to show that waste discharged from deep-sea mining operations in ...

Mesopelagic fish, long overlooked in ocean chemistry, are now proven to excrete carbonate minerals much like their shallow-water counterparts—despite living in dark, high-pressure depths. Using the ...

"Before commercial deep-sea mining begins, it is essential to carefully consider the depth at which mining waste is discharged," added Drazen. "The fate of these mining waste plumes and their impact ...