Microplastics distribution was mapped from the surface to the deep sea at a global scale. Source: Florida Atlantic University ...

Deep-sea diving can be an incredible experience with countless coral beds and marine life to explore. However, as one diver ...

On April 24, President Trump signed an executive order promoting deep-sea mining in the US and international waters, touting ...

Half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked nodules from the seafloor off the US east coast, the damage has barely begun to heal.

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The Titanic is living off of borrowed time as it rests underwater, but how long will it be before the ship's remains are ...

Researchers say they have discovered bacteria that breathe electricity instead of oxygen, spurring new ideas for renewable ...

Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which helps them survive in oxygen-poor water in the deep ocean.

Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained about fragile deep sea ecosystems.

Life thrives far beneath the surface, in places once thought too harsh for survival. In the shadows of Earth’s crust, tiny ...

The bacteria use a natural molecule called naphthoquinone. This acts like a tiny shuttle for electrons inside the cell.

It might or might not be the smell of aliens, but dimethyl sulfide — and its funky odor — definitely gets around ...