A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 meters in search of new species, plastic-eating microbes and compounds that could one day make medicines.

A team of scientists announced Tuesday they have developed new deep-sea landers specifically to test their contentious discovery that metallic rocks at the bottom of the ocean are producing "dark ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Some four miles off the Southern California coast, a company is betting it can solve one of desalination’s biggest problems by moving the technology deep below the ocean’s ...

A Japanese deep-sea mining ship has embarked on a mission to conduct the world's first ever extraction of "rare earth mud" from the ocean floor. Japan's need for alternative rare earth mineral sources ...

A newly discovered ecosystem beneath the Arctic Ocean has changed scientists' understanding of deep-sea biodiversity and the way carbon cycles through the Earth's environment. Scientists, led by ...

Vital infrastructure like water pipes and electrical lines run beneath rivers such as the Susquehanna and Chenango. Aging underwater pipes, some over 100 years old, have caused major service ...

Scientists have uncovered why big predators like sharks spend so much time in the ocean’s twilight zone. The answer lies with mid-sized fish such as the bigscale pomfret, which live deep during the ...

A lot of weird-looking life-forms lurk in the deep sea, and this year we got some spectacularly close looks at several of them, including a goofy Doctor Who–esque octopus, alienlike Antarctic dwellers ...

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Scientific studies show substantial reductions in deep-sea biodiversity following mining tests, with impacts potentially lasting decades. Governments are split between environmental caution and the ...

UN experts said Monday that Norway’s decision to stop issuing deep-sea mining licenses until at least the end of 2029, and to withhold all public funds for such activities, marks a major advance for ...

The study inventoried thousands of mollusks, worms, crustaceans and other small marine creatures. Natural History Museum, London and University of Gothenburg As demand soars for critical minerals for ...