Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The parasites topping this fish are more than a hair-do—they’re an indicator of a thriving ecosystem, shaped by the unique conditions of the deep sea. Animals fish Marine biology oceans ...

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.

Many polychaetes, such as these tubeworms, are adapted to living in chemosynthetic ecosystems. Credit: ROV Isis team, NERC. Focus: Studying the biodiversity and natural history of animals at deep-sea ...

Since the deep-sea ecosystem likely plays such a key role in keeping methane away from Earth’s atmosphere, Goffredi said one day, the same type of microbes found on the Sericosura spiders could ...

Bizarre creatures like vampire squid and blobfish make their home in the dark, cold, depths of the deep sea, but most of this watery realm remains a complete mystery. That's because humans have ...

One study published in Science earlier this month found that with 44,000 deep-sea dives, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed — which is roughly the size of Yosemite ...

Humanity has only explored 0.001% of the deep sea, according to a May 2025 study. Credit - Getty Images. T he Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track ...