Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...

A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic ...

Despite different timelines for making the deep sea their home, all the fishes studied living below 9,800 feet (3,000 m) showed the same type of mutation in the Rtf1 gene, which controls how DNA ...

Executive order under review would bypass UN-backed body International Seabed Authority has yet to set rules NOAA would oversee permitting for deep-sea mining March 31 (Reuters) - The White House ...

More information: Han Xu et al, Evolution and genetic adaptation of fishes to the deep sea, Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.01.002 ...

The aquatic ecosystem has always been interesting to humans. It is one territory where we can not survive for long and its ...

How far would you go for a good meal? For some of the ocean's top predators, maintaining a decent diet requires some ...

The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would speed up deep-sea mining in international waters by allowing companies to circumvent a United Nations-backed review process ...

Roman Fedortsov, a Russian fisherman, shared a video of a strange-looking fish he pulled from the depths, sparking quite a ...

(NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-Sea Exploration) As the demand for electric car batteries and smartphones grows, mining companies are turning their ...