In the dark, ambient waters two miles off the coast of California, beyond the carpets of sea sponges, pink sea lilies, and ghostly white crabs, you might spot thousands of squishy, pearl-like gems ...

The discovery of an active underwater volcano off Canada’s Pacific coastline has revealed an unexpectedly vibrant deep-sea habitat centred around the life cycle of the Pacific white skate. Long ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A submersible, which travels to the seafloor to collect rock and microbe samples, is lifted by the arm of a research vessel. James ...

A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of extinction. The authors found that seabed sediment ...

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.

(THE CONVERSATION) People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet. Scientists have reason to believe that some of the moons in ...

A submersible, which travels to the seafloor to collect rock and microbe samples, is lifted by the arm of a research vessel. James F. Holden People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth ...