Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect ...

A new study finds that deep-sea mining waste in the ocean’s twilight zone could disrupt food webs and starve midwater ...

In the darkness of the deep ocean, where pressure crushes and light fails, an expedition has found an astonishing array of ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa published today in Nature Communications is the ...

A standout discovery was this new predatory sponge. Its spherical form is covered in tiny hooks that trap prey.

Deep-sea mining could unleash a silent disaster in a vital, hidden part of our oceans. That's the message from a new University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ...

At the heart of Ikshak’s operations is its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, designed for unmanned hydrographic missions at ...

Thirty previously unknown deep-sea species, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the ...

Thousands of meters below the ocean’s surface, a camera attached to a remotely operated vehicle captured a ghostly white ...

This newly-discovered species is being called the “death-ball sponge” for its appendages, which end in orbs and are covered ...

Learn about the new deep-sea species discovered in the Southern Ocean, including a "death-ball" sponge that uses a deadly ...