Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences on the tiny animals at the core of the vast ocean ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of ...

A standout discovery was this new predatory sponge. Its spherical form is covered in tiny hooks that trap prey.

The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...

The twilight zone hosts a diversity of life - including tiny krill, fish, squid, octopus and gelatinous species such as ...

Documentation provides one of the most detailed observations of seafloor biodiversity and habitats at these depths ...

Scientists caution that unchecked mining could disrupt ocean food webs from the depths to dinner plates worldwide.

What's the rarest ocean animal? Discover the rare and endangered ocean animals along with those that are rare because they're ...

In the inky depths of the Central Pacific Ocean, nearly 2,400 meters below the surface, scientists have discovered a new ...

New industry-backed research shows how waste from deep-sea mining could have far-reaching effects on fish and their food.

When the submarine plunged to about 1,500 meters below sea level, ecologist Jeff Drazen asked the pilots to cut the strobe lights that had been guiding them through the pitch-black waters. For a ...

There are some quite mysterious and strange creatures lurking in the deepest parts of the world’s oceans. Watch the latest ...