Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized ...

In essence, what began as an exploration of a deep-sea trench turned into a groundbreaking moment in both biology and ...

The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for ...

Scientists have shared footage from a rare sighting of a bluntnose sixgill shark spotted near the Phoenix Islands in the ...

Scientists have issued a dark warning after making a disturbing discovery in the depths of the ocean. An international team ...

The specimens were the bycatch of a fishing vessel in the South China Sea, which researchers later bought to study.

A study in Marine Pollution Bulletin reveals record-high marine litter in deep waters, highlighting the urgent environmental ...

Learn more about some recent sightings: In icy waters near the South Sandwich Islands, researchers have discovered a ...

A colossal iceberg the size of Chicago has broken from a floating glacier in Antarctica, and like a retractable roof at a ...

The Huizhou 19-6 oilfield is situated in the eastern South China Sea at an average water depth of approximately 100m.

China has discovered large-scale integrated clastic oilfield in deep to ultra-deep layers for the first time in South China ...