An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can ...
Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized ...
But after years of meticulous research, teams of scientists, including MBARI senior scientist Steven Haddock, who led that ...
An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches, researchers said in a newly published paper. The deep-sea trenches, also called Hadal ...
Even the Mediterranean’s deepest trench isn’t beyond our reach: new dives found human trash more than five kilometers down. Fresh field data quantify what’s there, how ... Continue Reading → ...
A crew conducting deep-sea explorations off the coast of Japan was shocked to discover a new species of sea snail living at depths never before seen for that family of animal, Discover Wildlife ...
"Now we have a deep understanding of how it happens." Scientists sound the alarm after making disturbing discovery deep in ...
Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? Some scientists think so, but others have challenged the claim that so-called "dark ...
Scientists exploring the deep waters off California’s coast have discovered a new species of snailfish that is capturing attention for its adorable appearance.
A newly documented volcanic ridge near the Titanic’s resting place reveals how resilient deep-sea life can be. A ...
A new "hairy" deep-sea coral species has been named after Chewbacca. Researchers were reminded of the Star Wars character ...