A recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition off the coast of Uruguay discovered at least 30 suspected new species and ...

Learn more about the Hadal Trenches and the types of life that thrive in the deep.

An enormous but poorly understood region of the global ocean—referred to as the abyssal benthic boundary layer—lies a few ...

Snailfish living in deep-sea trenches in the Pacific and Indian oceans may have wider geographic distributions than ...

Underwater camera systems can help experts learn more about species without disturbing them or their habitats.

You work 12 hours a day, seven days a week, in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. And every day is a crapshoot at the bottom ...

Twenty years ago, researchers saw what they called a "mystery mollusc." Now, they've finally described it in detail... but ...

The deepest part of any of the world’s oceans, known as Challenger Deep, is a portion of the Mariana Trench that goes down to ...

Marine biologists identified a new deep-sea coral species, Iridogorgia chewbacca. This coral was found near Molokaʻi and the ...

Greenland sharks are mysterious, deep-dwelling creatures that can live to be an average of 272 years old. Footage courtesy: Brynn Devine ...

Expedition also sees world’s first coordinated crewed-uncrewed submersible operation, with team bringing back rich haul of samples and data.

Down here, the only flashes of light come from animals’ bioluminescent bodies. Deep sea anglerfish, whose huge mouths hold ...