Scientific mission collects specimens from ocean depths of 6,000 metres in first crewed exploration of Tasman Sea trench.

As deep-sea robots continue to evolve, they hold the potential to discover new life forms—true deep-sea "aliens"—and unlock ...

A deep sea exploration and monitoring station a mile deep in the contested South China Sea could also cement China as a ...

In a recent announcement, the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ South China Sea Institute of Oceanology said they hope to complete the construction of a "Cold Seep Ecosystem Research Facility" in just five ...

A team of mechanical engineers at Beihang University, working with a deep-sea diving specialist from the Chinese Academy of ...

Led by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SCSIO), the research facility of cold-seep ecosystem comprises three key components, including a crewed deep-sea ...

The Research Facility of Cold-seep Ecosystems, led by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is scheduled for completion within five years. The project ...

China commenced construction on a research facility focused on the cold-seep ecosystem on Friday in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The research facility, designated as one of the ...

Cold seeps, the sites on the ocean floor where the bubbles of the methane gas rise up, are a home for a varied communities of bacteria, bivalves and other associated life forms. Disclaimer ...

The design team said they first tested the bot at 1,380 metres down in the Haima Cold Seep, before progressing to the Mariana Trench. Each time, the drone was retrieved full intact. The team now ...