Glowing sea animals use bioluminescence powered by luciferin to communicate, attract prey and defend themselves, turning the ...

The deep-sea's midnight zone, a realm of crushing pressure and absolute darkness, harbors extraordinary creatures. These animals have evolved remarkable adaptations, from bioluminescent lures to ...

The Metals Company wants to be the first firm to commercially mine the seafloor. The study it funded suggests that mining ...

For all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, ...

The deep sea is home to weird and wonderful creatures that, over millions of years, have evolved specific traits to survive the extreme conditions of their habitat. These adaptations to their ...

A team of researchers has published a detailed description of the undersea creature previously dubbed the “mystery mollusk” due to its bizarre body. The animal’s scientific name is Bathydevius ...

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have ...

The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface, yet we’ve explored less of it than we have the surface of the moon. Down in the deepest, darkest parts of the sea, where sunlight never ...

Seafloor animals down by 37% in deep-sea mining zone, landmark study finds - The study is thought to be the largest yet into ...

Sea creatures have adapted to help them thrive in extreme environments. Unusual features allow them to live thousands of feet below the surface. Underwater robots give researchers a glimpse at some of ...

London: The number of sea floor animals fell by 37 percent in a deep sea mining exploration zone, according to a study ...

Ocean microbes can use urea when ammonium is scarce. This helps them survive in poor waters and reshapes our view of the nitrogen cycle.