Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine ...

The deep sea, a realm of perpetual darkness, crushing pressure, and cold temperatures, is home to some of the most unusual ...

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 led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of ...

To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures need all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, like huge eyes ...

Deep-sea vent crustaceans tolerate high heat briefly, but oxygen levels are a bigger survival challenge. Those from hotter vents are more heat-resistant. Long-term exposure limits survival, similar to ...