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 ...

We know next to nothing about 99.999 percent of the seafloor. How one researcher plans to democratize deep-sea exploration. Katy Croff Bell, who has been an ocean researcher for 25 years, is working ...

A large proportion of the carbon dioxide emissions that are currently being released into the atmosphere by human activities ...

Hydrogen-producing hydrothermal systems in the deep ocean are rare but critical to understanding Earth's internal processes and the conditions that may have fostered life's origins. Now scientists ...

An elusive deep-sea squid species was caught on camera for the first time ever in a major breakthrough. National Geographic, on June 10, revealed the "history-making sighting" of a massive, three-foot ...

While the park has yet to reveal much detail, the new ride, SeaQuest: Legends of the Deep, is set to emerge in 2026. It’s ...

Global negotiations over the future of the deep sea are underway this week in Kingston, Jamaica where member states of the International Seabed Authority have gathered to continue shaping a regulatory ...

NOAA is holding public hearings this week to vet a rule to speed permitting of exploration and mining of mineral-rich nodules in international waters. President Donald Trump’s plan to jump-start ...

Supporters say mining the seafloor could cause less environmental harm than mining on land. Opponents say the danger to fragile ecosystems is too great.