That's why discoveries like this are so meaningful. It's a call to continue exploring, understanding, and protecting our ...

The ocean covers over 70% of our planet but still remains largely unexplored. These uncharted territories are home to diverse and peculiar creatures. In the dark oceanic depths, a new predator, dubbed ...

A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near the Mariana Trench. Operationalizing this technology for the first time was ...

An age of discovery is upon us. Earth is an ocean planet, with over 70 percent of its surface covered in seas. With deep-sea robots, scientists regularly reveal new insights into the most mysterious ...

Scientists have recently uncovered a groundbreaking discovery in the ocean’s depths, revealing a new form of life that could reshape our understanding of biology and ecosystems. This discovery, made ...

The newly discovered crustacean Dulcibella camanchaca is the first large, active predatory amphipod from the extreme depths of Atacama Trench. Credit: Johanna Weston, Woods Hole Oceanographic ...

(CNN) — Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed.

Deepest Ocean Trench: The Mariana Trench is the deepest ocean trench in the world. It represents the lowest and darkest part of Earth’s oceans, reaching depths that are deeper than the height of Mount ...

Newly found polymetallic nodules were spotted on the seabed at 5,645 m water depth to the east of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands by the Orpheus AUV. KINGSTON, R.I. — July 7, 2025 — A ...