Similar deep-sea volcanoes found on Earth support microbial life that lives inside solid rock without sunlight and oxygen.

The researchers said they were blown away by the abundance of life thriving in this habitat, as well as its remarkable diversity. In most deep-sea environments, organisms rely on a steady drizzle ...

The deep ocean remains one of Earth’s last great frontiers — a pitch-black, high-pressure world where sunlight never reaches and temperatures plunge to near freezing. Yet life not only exists here but ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

A towering coral reef has emerged from the depths of Australia’s northern waters, reshaping what scientists thought they knew ...

The ocean, it is about 97% of the living space, the deep sea of the living space on our planet, and we've only barely scratched that surface in terms of seeing what's down there. Dana Taylor: ...

More than 200 square miles of seabed were teeming with life, including giant sea spiders, icefish, octopus, and “large corals and sponges supporting an array of animal life,” experts said.

A new study focusing on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn that sprays its ocean water into space through cracks in its icy surface, shows that the physics of alien oceans could prevent evidence of deep ...

Noise pollution from deep-sea mining carries an invisible risk for sea life, warn researchers, urging greater transparency from the industry to help mitigate the harms.

A new study focusing on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, shows that the physics of alien oceans could prevent evidence of deep-sea life from reaching places where we can detect it.

Many deep-sea life-forms are reliant on the polymetallic nodules, which form slowly. Here, a branching bryozoan uses a nodule as a surface on which to grow. NHMDeepSea Group/Natural History Museum, UK ...

The Metals Company, a Canadian deep-sea mining company, in 2022 successfully recovered roughly 3,000 tons of nodules from the seafloor, collecting data on the plume and other effects in the process.