Deep-sea corals form some of the least understood ecosystems in the marine environment and are under threat worldwide. They ...

Basketwork eels gathering in extraordinary numbers around Patience Seamount, south of Tasmania, in footage captured in 2007. (CSIRO) Every year, hundreds of meters below the waves in the cold, dark ...

This bootylicious 'Patrick Star' lives alongside dozens of species we've never seen before. (ROV SuBastian/ROV ...

A deep-sea exploration team has discovered 57 new species, including one they compare to a Spongebob Squarepants character, ‘Patrick Star’. STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS BY SUBSCRIBING TO ...

Active "smoker" hydrothermal vent chimneys about 9 meters tall are found deep in the Mariana Arc region in the Western Pacific Ocean. Credit: Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study. The Axial Seamount is gonna blow, scientists say. The only ...

National Geographic today unveiled the trailer and premiere date for EXPEDITION: SAVING OUR SEAS, a one-hour special showcasing the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Ocean Expeditions — a ...

When the submarine plunged to about 1,500 meters below sea level, ecologist Jeff Drazen asked the pilots to cut the strobe lights that had been guiding them through the pitch-black waters. For a ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA), a U.N.-associated body, has long managed activities related to deep-sea mining in ...

In a recent paper published in Scientific Reports, researchers from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) warn that some rocks containing deep-sea minerals may catch fire once at the surface. The ...

China's research vessel Deep Sea No. 1, carrying manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong, on Monday visited Naoero and held an ...

New research by U.S. National Science Foundation-funded scientists making use of NSF facilities has provided insight into how related ocean creatures have adapted to live in vastly different ...