Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Deep-sea mining could pose a threat to whales, dolphins, and other sea life, according to new research. In light of increased ...

The Atacama Trench, located off the coast of Peru and Chile, has become the focal point of an extraordinary new discovery. One of the deepest parts of the ocean, this region has long intrigued ...

However, off the coast of northern Chile, the trench plunges to almost 25,246 ft (8,000 m) below the surface— well within the deepest part of the ocean, known as the Hadal zone.

Researchers have filmed a living Antarctic gonate squid in a world-first sighting deep in the ocean surrounding Antarctica.

It can also retrieve deep-ocean geological cores, and act as a testbed for new technologies. The Meng Xiang measures 560 ft (180 m) long with a beam of 108 ft (33 m) and displaces about 42,600 tonnes.

The Deep Ocean Microbiomes and Ecosystems was officially launched in Shanghai on Friday. [Photo provided for China Daily] The Deep Ocean Microbiomes and Ecosystems, or DOME, program, an important ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

World leaders have renewed calls for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining at the 2025 U.N. Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice, France, as the U.S. moves to mine the deep sea in international waters ...