Looking out of the Fendouzhe submersible, more than nine kilometres below the ocean surface, Mengran Du knew she was seeing ...

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline ...

The deep sea around Antarctica just got a whole lot weirder as researchers have discovered at least 30 previously unknown ...

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

An investigation into the biodiversity of a deep-sea mining exploration zone before and after the trial of a deep-sea mining machine finds that the number of animals within the mining tracks decreased ...

According to a statement issued Wednesday by Audubon Nature Institute, memberships will be sold under the $250 fee through ...

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

New research reveals how cryptochromes, magnetite, and electromagnetic induction help animals detect magnetic cues and find ...

Since most of our planet is comprised of water - with the ocean making up over 70% of the Earth’s surface - there’s a lot to be discovered in the sea, and it’s a place that captivates at every turn.

Hiking reporter Maura Fox writes in the weekly newsletter about her latest trip to the preserve at the northern edge of the ...