Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the ...

Scientists have studied the predatory behavior of sharks in deep-sea ecosystems. This research provides insights into the ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

Ocean Decade endorsement for Chinese-led initiative ‘reflects’ increasing leadership role in specialised marine field.

Key points The deep sea is one of Earth's most fragile and least understood environments.A group of scientists led by CSIRO ...

Until the 1970’s people thought the deepest parts of the ocean were devoid of life- then hydrothermal vents were discovered ...

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Deep-sea operations proposed by a Vancouver-based mining company could cause harm to a wide variety of species in the Pacific ...

Biology professor Shana Goffredi calls these new curious creatures “extremely adorable” — although arachnophobes may disagree ...

For more than a decade, a succession of sea creatures have lived off of this whale’s body by stripping it and burrowing into ...