Robotic and autonomous underwater vehicles have collected vast quantities of footage from the deep sea, but most of it hasn’t ...

Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed. The deep ocean ...

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning circulation—play a pivotal role in shaping the diversity and function of microbial life ...

In 2024, researchers made a groundbreaking discovery in the Pacific Ocean's Clarion-Clipperton Zone, finding that oxygen increased over two days to more than three times the background concentration ...

Bizarre creatures like vampire squid and blobfish make their home in the dark, cold, depths of the deep sea, but most of this watery realm remains a complete mystery. That's because humans have seen ...

This zone contains a vast amount of marine life, potentially over 90% of all ocean life, and supports important commercial and recreational fisheries. Creatures in the twilight zone help mitigate ...