Scientists have discovered that deep-water corals in the Galapagos region vanished for more than 1,000 years before ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can ...

Marine microbiologist Professor Jeffrey Marlow explores the deep ocean.

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Chief Scientist Frieder Klein and Deep Rover Pilot Alan Scot exploring a submerged carbonate platform. Credit: Novus Select. Scientists found that “boring” ocean faults may be ...

The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are frightening. By Alexa Robles-Gil For an animal, surviving in the ocean’s ...

The deep sea, the planet’s most expansive and least understood ecosystem, remains largely unexplored. Yet while the deep sea may seem a dark and distant space, events underwater directly impact our ...

Scientists have discovered that deep-water corals in the Galápagos region vanished for more than 1,000 years before ...