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

Trial described as bridging 'last mile' from deep-sea equipment development to engineering application, suggesting deployment is coming next A Chinese deep-sea mission has successfully tested an advanced device capable of cutting through underwater structures such as submarine cable at a depth of thousands of metres.

From the East Pacific Rise in the Pacific Ocean to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Atlantic, researchers from the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment led the charge of underwater discovery this past year, steering research ...

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Clare Fieseler's and Jason Jaacks' reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center and co-published with the Post and Courier. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Scattered across the deep ocean ...

The Pompeii worm can withstand the heat of hydrothermal vents deep under the sea

Hidden in volcanic lakes and deep-sea vents, scientists have discovered tough new DNA-binding proteins built to survive extreme conditions. After scanning huge genetic databases, researchers found molecules that remain stable under heat, salt, and harsh ...

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Some deep-sea fish may be able to see light in a different way from most other vertebrates, according to a new study. The fish, found in the Red Sea, have what the scientists behind the new study describe as “hybrid” photoreceptors—light-sensing ...