Learn how tracking data shows that manta rays plunge more than 4,000 feet down in the deep sea not to hunt, but to find their ...

It began as a routine deep-sea expedition off theSaudi Arabian coast, one of many missions exploring the submerged topography of the Gulf of Aqaba. But 1,770 meters below the ocean’s surface, a ...

As the global energy transition accelerates, the ocean floor has emerged as the next frontier in critical mineral competition ...

The benthic boundary layer is a crucial, interconnected part of the deep-sea ecosystem, serving as a home for unique animals ...

Learn more about the array of deep-sea creatures uncovered during the recent voyage.

The most striking trait of this fish is the absence of visible eyes. Living in total darkness, the faceless cusk eel has ...

A recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition off the coast of Uruguay discovered at least 30 suspected new species and ...

The gulper eel ( Saccopharynx lavenbergi), also called a pelican eel, is roughly a meter of tail and mouth. This unusual fish, the only species in the genus Eurypharynx, slinks through the water as ...

New Zealand’s defense minister warned in an interview that small countries in the South Pacific face growing pressure from ...

Now, we have first-of-its-kind footage of the animal’s heavier relative, the colossal squid. According to Live Science, scientists aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute‘s research vessel Falkor spotted a ...

Oceanographers scouring the waters off of Western Australia have discovered two new deep-sea oddities. On October 6, ...

Uranus' moon Ariel could have had liquid water 100 miles deep, hidden under its icy crust, possibly making it yet another ...