A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

Scientists discover ‘thriving ecosystem’ of deep sea creatures after iceberg breaks off in Antarctica - Ecosystem could be ...

A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when ...

Iceberg A-84 broke off from Antarctica and revealed a thriving community of sea creatures underneath ... below the surface of the ocean. "Normally, deep-sea ecosystems get their nutrients from ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with ... They range from tiny worms in the muddy sediment, to floating sponges tethered to the rocks like aquatic balloons and a ...

Only the highly adapted and most unique creatures on Earth ... Using a “Deep Submergence Vehicle” named Alvin, researchers explored the deep-sea trench off the northern coast of Puerto Rico ...

This event uncovered roughly 209 square miles (540 square kilometers) of seafloor that had previously been concealed under ...

Until now, very little is known about creatures living beneath Antarctica's floating ice shelves ... several new species unknown to science. Deep-sea ecosystems typically rely on nutrients ...