And, worst of all, the pressure is so immense that even many species of weathered deep-sea marine life can't live there. So, ...

Although it might sound like a James Cameron movie, or a figment of Julio Verne's imagination, it is very true. China has ...

An alien, underwater world could hold the answers to China’s energy security, scientists say, as they work to unlock its mysteries.

In what could provide a huge boost to China’s economy and reshaping the global energy dynamics, the country is constructing the world’s first permanent undersea research station to study gas ...

The high-tech explorer marks a revolution in the world of deep-sea robotics ... tested the bot at 1,380 metres down in the Haima Cold Seep, before progressing to the Mariana Trench.

What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers have investigated the composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in detail. Their ...

In January 2024, Norway surprised the world with the announcement it planned to open its waters for exploratory deep-sea mining ... first color photo ever of a cold-water coral reef—a rare ...

A SHAPESHIFTING robot submarine has reached Earth's deepest point - 36,000ft underwater - in search of deep-sea "aliens ... metres down in the Haima Cold Seep, before progressing to the Mariana ...