In the midst of the COVID pandemic, scientists embarked on an ambitious research expedition to the North Atlantic to ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the ...

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

Almost a half-mile below Monterey Bay's surface, California scientists recorded rare footage of a seven-arm octopus eating a ...

Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that the deep ocean’s carbon-fixing engine works very differently than long ...

As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor.

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

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

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

U.S.-led plans to mine the deep seabed have gained momentum since President Donald Trump signed an executive order that ...

Learn about the deep sea squid that was found buried in mud, sticking its tentacles out to blend in with the environment.

A new study highlights the key role the Southern Ocean plays in the Earth’s climate system. Around 12,000 years ago, the last ...