Only a scattering of light penetrates the deep water, more than 300 feet beneath the ocean surface off the coast of Guam. It’s like twilight to the human eye, even in the middle of the day. This part ...

Far below the waves near Okinawa, a small marine worm has taken a very strange path in life. Instead of burrowing in mud like its relatives, Lanice spongicola spends its days stuck to deep-sea sponges ...

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Although most dissolved inorganic carbon fixation occurs at the ocean’s surface, some of that fixation budget originates from the deep ocean. In a new study, scientists suggest that microbial ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the deep sea. However, researchers still don't know very much about the ...

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Beneath the ocean's surface lies a world of perpetual darkness, home to some of Earth's most bizarre and fascinating creatures. These deep-sea inhabitants have evolved extraordinary adaptations to ...

This deep-sea discovery is giving scientists insight into how certain ocean species survive together. Researchers at Kumamoto University in Japan discovered a brand-new species of sea anemone, and ...

Scientists on California’s Central Coast recently spotted a giant, evasive seven-arm octopus while on a research expedition in Monterey Bay. The rare creature, called Haliphron atlanticus, was seen by ...

The study inventoried thousands of mollusks, worms, crustaceans and other small marine creatures. Natural History Museum, London and University of Gothenburg As demand soars for critical minerals for ...

On Nov. 12, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a request for information (RFI), indicating its interest in “leasing” marine minerals located on the CNMI’s outer continental shelf, a ...