ABOARD OCEANXPLORER, Indonesia - A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 ...

Researchers have unveiled world-first deep-ocean landers to uncover how the mysterious dark oxygen is produced in complete ...

Zombie worms have vanished from Pacific whale bones off British Columbia. Scientists link this mystery to low oxygen and warn ...

Humanity has only explored 0.001% of the deep sea, according to a May 2025 study. Credit - Getty Images The Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track approval ...

Explorers all well know that the Earth’s oceans are vast – covering about 71% of the surface of the globe – but according to a new study, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed.

Quick Take Achieving the first live photographs of a ginkgo-toothed beaked whale ended a 66-year mystery since the species was first described in 1958. The 43-kilohertz signal led to a 60-year ...

Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed. The deep ocean ...

Scientists have finally photographed a whale known only from sounds and remains, linking a mysterious deep-sea signal to a living species and revealing unexpected habitats beneath Pacific waters.

Global negotiations over the future of the deep sea are underway this week in Kingston, Jamaica where member states of the International Seabed Authority have gathered to continue shaping a regulatory ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

A lot of weird-looking life-forms lurk in the deep sea, and this year we got some spectacularly close looks at several of them, including a goofy Doctor Who–esque octopus, alienlike Antarctic dwellers ...

SAN DIEGO — Children press their faces against the glass, marveling at the serpentine creature stretched out before them. "Oh, that's so long! Eleven feet!" one young visitor exclaims, comparing the ...