The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team behind it is launching a new project to confirm and explain the findings ...

A flurry of criticism followed the article’s publication, including from the deep-sea mining company that funded the study, ...

A deep sea creature known for living hundreds of meters below the water's surface in the darkness of the deep ocean was photographed in broad daylight last week — in what researchers are saying may be ...

New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources ...

The ocean’s depths have become the new front line in the geopolitical rivalry between China and the rest of the world.

Dark oxygen’ sounds sexy and mysterious, but science rarely delivers on its amorous threats. In this case, dark oxygen refers ...