A spherical sea sponge discovered in Antarctica, Carnivorous cladorhizid, is a carnivore, trapping and devouring live animals ...

One of the most attractive targets for deep sea mining advocates is the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a continent-sized ...

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

In a video by the Ocean Exploration Trust, scientists return to a whale fall off the coast of British Columbia for the third ...

Over a period of five years, researchers sampled the deep-sea floor of the CCZ three times before and one time two months ...

The deep sea has many new discoveries waiting for us, including a newly discovered species called the "death ball" sponge.

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists ...

There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the ...

The deep-sea's midnight zone, a realm of crushing pressure and absolute darkness, harbors extraordinary creatures. These ...

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say.

What's the rarest ocean animal? Discover the rare and endangered ocean animals along with those that are rare because they're elusive. The rarest ocean animal is the vaquita — Spanish for “little cow” ...

New research has found that even small amounts of plastic can be deadly to seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals. While previous research has established that plastic can lead to mortality in many ...