A team of marine scientists has uncovered what appears to be a previously unknown species of sea squirt during a deep-sea ...

Cores extracted from the impact crater revealed evidence of an ancient, life-nurturing hydrothermal system in the wake of the ...

Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized ...

These grain-sized organisms can survive extreme conditions, and they may have implications for cancer research.

Fast-moving underwater avalanches, known as turbidity currents, are responsible for transporting vast quantities of ...

Fast-moving underwater avalanches, known as turbidity currents, are responsible for transporting vast quantities of microplastics into the deep sea, according to new research published today.

Fast-moving underwater avalanches, known as turbidity currents, are responsible for transporting vast quantities of ...

“there had to be oxygen and our understanding has been that Earth’s oxygen supply began with photosynthetic organisms. But we now know that there is oxygen produced in the deep sea, where ...

Bioluminescent infrastructure is revolutionizing urban lighting by harnessing nature’s own light-producing mechanisms. By integrating biological luminescence into roads, bridges, and pathways, ...

A discovery has been made deep beneath the ocean, where scientists have uncovered an unusual form of oxygen, referred to as ...

Professor Lars Schmitz joins WIRED to guide us through a giant tree of life mapping the evolution of eyes in the animal ...