Japan’s deepest ocean trenches are full of strange life, from record-setting fish to mysterious animals that still defy ...

"It's such an unexplored area." Scientists discover over 100 new species deep below Australian sea: 'We need to understand … ...

Life is abundant, even in the deepest parts of the ocean.

Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to ...

Scientists discovered 24 new deep-sea species, including one from a completely new branch of life in the Pacific Ocean.

A new study published in the Biodiversity Data Journal provides a profound look at life up to nearly 10 kilometers below the ...

Learn how researchers discovered a new superfamily living at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Dive into the abyss and discover 25 terrifying deep sea creatures living in the most extreme ocean depths. From anglerfish to ...

Thousands of feet deep, parts of the seafloor are covered in polymetallic nodules. The potato-sized formations are being targeted by mining companies because of the metals they contain. (NOAA Ocean ...

More than 10,000 feet deep in the ocean, the seafloor is covered with what look like dark, lumpy potatoes. These polymetallic nodules, as they're known, take millions of years to form, slowly ...