Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized ...

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

Marine ecosystems in the deep ocean show little sign of recovery even decades after experimental mining, according to new ...

Beneath the Pacific Ocean southeast of Hawaii, a hidden treasure trove of polymetallic nodules can be found scattered across ...

The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for ...

The sighting “highlights the importance of modern, cost-effective technologies to survey the deep sea and locate these lost ...

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.

The missing 99%—primarily made up of fibers from textiles and clothing—is instead sinking into the deep ocean. Scientists ... own can be toxic to deep-sea life, but they also act as 'carriers ...

The researchers studied tissue from over 120 fish. They found that 50 to 60 percent of their diet came from ocean’s twilight ...

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...