The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, at nearly 8,000 meters, scientists have found an organism that defies expectations. For decades, this dark and hostile environment was thought to harbor only scavengers ...

Deep sea ecosystems are some of the most mysterious and unexplored regions of the Earth that reside more than 650 feet below sea level while reaching depths of 36,000 feet. They are characterized by ...

Yasuhara continues, "Deep sea covers over 40% of our planet's surface, and its ecosystem is known to be highly vulnerable. The deep sea also harbors countless species that are still undiscovered.

The deep sea refers to the part of the ocean below 200 meters (656 ft.), at which light begins to disappear. Despite making up more than 90% of the Earth’s marine environment, much of the deep ...

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows. The Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Eastern Pacific is a vast ...

The underwater mountain is nearly 2 miles tall and supports a thriving deep-sea ecosystem, including a pristine coral garden the size of three tennis courts as well as a sponge garden, Virmani said.

Scientists have discovered a “thriving ecosystem” of strange deep sea creatures on a newly exposed seafloor after an iceberg broke off near the Antarctic. The area, ...

Deep sea mining may soon begin as The Metals Company pushes to extract battery minerals from the ocean floor—despite environmental concerns and legal hurdles.

The mercurial forces that condition life for the creatures of the Earth’s surface — sunlight, winds, the seasons, the weather — have little reach into the deep-sea ecosystem.