At a former weapons dump site in the Baltic Sea, scientists found more creatures living on top of warheads than in the surrounding seabed. “We were prepared to see significantly lower numbers of all ...

The anemone, native to northwestern Europe and the coasts of the United States, likely hitched a ride in the ballast water of ...

Scientists warn deep-sea mining could harm sharks, rays, and ghost sharks. Their habitats overlap mining zones.

A carnivorous sponge near the nodule-strewn seabed of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone Graphic showing the three different types of seabed zones being explored for potential mining. A 'mount-building' ...

The fish's sagittal otolith, one of the small "stones" found in the ear of the fish, is "triangular shaped" with a "tadpole ...

Sea mice are carnivorous, usually feasting on small crabs or other worms they find as they crawl along the seabed. The post ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new study revealed that humans have "directly observed" less than 0.001% of the deep seafloor, despite the oceans covering over 70% of Earth's surface. The study, published in ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet – where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure. This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem ...

The Red Sea became a desert about 6.2 million years ago, before a massive flood from the Indian Ocean turned it into a waterway again.

A carnivorous sponge near the nodule-strewn seabed of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone - Copyright National Oceanography Centre / Smartex project (NERC)/AFP/File Handout A ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to science.