Researchers are not even halfway through analyzing the thousands of samples collected from the Southern Ocean, but they've ...

There's always a lot going on in the deep ocean, but anyone who had “carnivorous 'death-ball' sponge” on their bingo card for ...

Documentation provides one of the most detailed observations of seafloor biodiversity and habitats at these depths ...

Scientists are revolutionizing how new marine species are described through the Ocean Species Discoveries initiative. Using advanced lab techniques, researchers recently unveiled 14 new species from ...

Diverse life forms exist on and within the ocean floor. These primarily consist of microbes, tiny organisms that can cope ...

Meet the Atlantic wolffish, green humphead parrotfish, and other unusual species with extraordinary adaptations.

SINKER is an innovative new instrument equipped with advanced microscopes and cameras to collect detailed data about carbon ...

The Japanese deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records for descending to the deepest depths ever explored in scientific ocean drilling.

Underneath the ocean's surface lies a vast and ancient world. As demand for sustainable technologies increases, attention is ...

A research team from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Scientists have discovered 30 new deep-sea species in the Southern Ocean, including the ominously nicknamed “death-ball” ...

New Carnivorous death ball sponge found by the ROV SuBastian at 3601 metres at the Trench North dive site, east of Montagu Island. A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by ...