It’s no wonder deep-sea creatures are so strange. They survive against the odds in one of the most extreme environments on ...

The deep sea is a strange and mysterious place. With the vast majority of the ocean still unexplored, it’s no surprise that some of the creatures living down there are unlike anything we’ve ever seen.

And, worst of all, the pressure is so immense that even many species of weathered deep-sea marine life can't live there. So, ...

A deep-sea robot is released onto the seafloor of the Mariana Trench, reaching a depth of 10,666 meters. [Photo provided to China Daily] A team of Chinese scientists has developed a miniature ...

Scientists studied deep-sea lifeforms while tracking the effects of climate change on Antarctica’s Denman Glacier. While at sea, the scientists trawled up some unusual critters. The sea pig was ...

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Nations are currently negotiating a “road map” that would govern any potential deep-sea mining in international waters. If the U.S. were to move forward with plans to support mining in the ...

Imagine a place where boiling water gushes from the earth, the air is filled with acid, and the smell of rotten eggs lingers constantly. Sounds unlivable, right? Microscopic life-forms exist ...

Portugal has taken a major step in protecting its valuable ocean resources by passing a moratorium on deep-sea mining that bans the activity until at least 2050. Four years later, Portugal and Kenya ...