Picture this: vast underwater mountains hiding creatures that seem ripped from science fiction, animals that create their own ...

In the darkness nearly a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, where the pressure would crush a human and temperatures hover just ...

In a patch of the Pacific’s abyssal plain, scientists a surprising phenomenon called “dark oxygen production.” ...

As part of its Deep Ocean Drilling Program, the special-built Meng Xiang (梦想号, "Dream") drill ship is gearing up for a multi-year effort to pierce the Earth's crust. Ever since Homer's The Odyssey, ...

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our ...

Earth's ocean, the planet's life-support system, is experiencing rapid and widespread transformations that extend far below its surface. A promising international study published in Nature Climate ...

Sophie Ward receives funding from the Convex Seascape Survey. Zoe Roseby receives funding from the Convex Seascape Survey. Mud is messy. For some, it’s a plaything. To many, it can mean real hardship.