There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the ...

The deep sea has many new discoveries waiting for us, including a newly discovered species called the "death ball" sponge.

Using the technology has long been considered a way to listen without disturbing. Scientists make surprising discovery while ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — Scientists exploring the deep waters off California’s coast have discovered a tiny new species of snailfish that has been capturing attention not only for its scientific value but ...

A spherical sea sponge discovered in Antarctica, Carnivorous cladorhizid, is a carnivore, trapping and devouring live animals ...

"We’ve been really, really slow to work through the regulatory frameworks." Researchers make disturbing discovery after dead ...

One of the most attractive targets for deep sea mining advocates is the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a continent-sized ...

Imagine SpongeBob Square Pants as a carnivore. That might seem a bit far-fetched, but scientists have discovered 30 new deep-sea species in the Southern Ocean, including the ominously nicknamed “death ...

Thousands of feet down off the coast of Japan swam a pink sea creature with “dark yellow eggs.” Out of the shadows, something encircled it and pulled it to the surface. Sifting through their catch, ...

A surprising fossil find shows that some mosasaurs lived in ancient rivers as oceans changed near the end of the Cretaceous.

Discover the journey of Snooki, a spirited loggerhead turtle who found a new 250,000-gallon home at the Minnesota Zoo after ...