Conservationists say retrieving mineral-rich rocks will destroy sea life. Environmental studies show conflicting results.

Trial described as bridging 'last mile' from deep-sea equipment development to engineering application, suggesting deployment ...

A strange creature from the deep ocean, Ferreiraella populi, was named by internet users and is now a scientifically ...

From the East Pacific Rise in the Pacific Ocean to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Atlantic, researchers from the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment led the charge of ...

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Clare Fieseler's and Jason Jaacks' reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center and co-published with the Post and Courier. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, ...

The Pompeii worm can withstand the heat of hydrothermal vents deep under the sea ...

Hidden in volcanic lakes and deep-sea vents, scientists have discovered tough new DNA-binding proteins built to survive extreme conditions. After scanning huge genetic databases, researchers found ...

Some deep-sea fish may be able to see light in a different way from most other vertebrates, according to a new study. The fish, found in the Red Sea, have what the scientists behind the new study ...