Underneath the ocean's surface lies a vast and ancient world. As demand for sustainable technologies increases, attention is ...

As the world’s need for new technology increases, so do practices that are harmful to the environment. Deep-sea mining is used to find metal-rich deposits, such as copper, nickel, cobalt, and gold.

Most undergrads don't get the chance to work with museum-preserved specimens of deep sea anglerfish. Then again, Rose Faucher isn't most undergrads. "The fish world is actually pretty small, and it ...

Director Renny Harlin had nothing to do with the Deep Blue Sequels that followed his original movie, but he does have some ...

The body of the bumpy snailfish has a jelly-like consistency, which is essential for surviving in the deep sea. This gel-like ...

Wildlife from the ocean's deepest trenches has a bit of a reputation on land, either due to their inherently alarming appearances or historic associations with bad tidings. However, The New York Times ...

Nitrous oxide production typically increases in the absence of oxygen, but Sun’s research shows that this relationship is not smooth and instead a result of competition between different microbes.

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

A groundbreaking new study has uncovered the Levant Basin as one of the world's most concentrated graveyards for plastic packaging and the mechanisms that help the plastic sink down to the seafloor.