Recent scientific expeditions have unveiled a trove of new species dwelling at the bottom of the ocean, including a carnivorous “death ball” sponge in the Southern Ocean. In a separate deep-sea ...

A carnivorous death ball sponge preying on victims in the dark recesses of the ocean floor may sound like something from a sci-fi horror movie, but that was exactly what was found in a pioneering ...

Bottom trawlers extract one-quarter of the world’s fisheries catches by weight and raise significant ecological, economic and ...

Thriving communities that derive their energy from chemical reactions have been discovered at the bottom of deep trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean. The presence of these chemosynthetic ...