Researchers have unveiled world-first deep-ocean landers to uncover how the mysterious dark oxygen is produced in complete ...

Two new landers capable of withstanding 1,200 times the pressure on the Earth’s surface will help uncover the secrets of the ...

Quick Take Achieving the first live photographs of a ginkgo-toothed beaked whale ended a 66-year mystery since the species was first described in 1958. The 43-kilohertz signal led to a 60-year ...

Humanity has only explored 0.001% of the deep sea, according to a May 2025 study. Credit - Getty Images The Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track approval ...

The most transformative deep sea finding in a generation is not a single strange animal or a record-breaking trench, but ...

Scientists have finally photographed a whale known only from sounds and remains, linking a mysterious deep-sea signal to a ...

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 ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

A deep-sea expedition has recorded 30 previously unknown species from one of the planet’s most inaccessible regions, at depths of up to 700 meters, or 2,300 feet, in the Southern Ocean. The ...

Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast – covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed. The deep ocean ...