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.

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

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 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.

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 ...

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, ...

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.

They typically support a thriving deep-sea ecosystem that is teaming with life. While mapping out the seamount, the team also used an underwater robot named the ROV SuBastian to take an ...