In an exciting fusion of science and creativity, marine biologists have identified a new deep-sea coral species named Iridogorgia chewbacca. Native to the tropical western Pacific Ocean, this coral ...

Scientists have discovered that deep-water corals in the Galapagos region vanished for more than 1,000 years before ...

Conservationists say retrieving mineral-rich rocks will destroy sea life. Environmental studies show conflicting results.

Mashable recently visited DEEP's campus — the Bristol-based company building deep sea habitats with the mission to get people to live under water by the end of this decade. We'll take you underwater ...

New research shows why some shelly critters flourished in the ocean’s harshest habitats — and others didn’t Jack Tamisiea Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea ...

Measuring the temperature on the seafloor: In the newly discovered hydrothermal field, hot liquid and cold gas bubble up from the sediment just a few centimetres apart. Off the coast of Papua New ...

Meet the “ghost fish,” a phantom of the abyss. Here’s how we found the first ever proof of its existence just a few years ago. The deep sea is a part of the world that very few humans get the chance ...

A strange creature from the deep ocean, Ferreiraella populi, was named by internet users and is now a scientifically ...

The deep sea is a dark, cold place. It’s just a few degrees above freezing, subject to immense pressure, and beyond the reach of the sunlight needed for photosynthesis. The life that does survive in ...

Vulnerable deep-sea habitats will be mapped with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) in a study made possible by a £2m investment. The Deep Vision project - run by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and ...