New documentary about deep-sea mining of rare materials in “Nodules” shows in vivid detail the damage mining creates on ...

Researchers from Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) have discovered a deep-sea limpet species ...

A towering coral reef has emerged from the depths of Australia’s northern waters, reshaping what scientists thought they knew ...

Scientists have discovered a sugar compound from deep-sea bacteria that can destroy cancer cells in a dramatic way. This natural substance, produced by microbes living in the ocean, causes cancer ...

“It’s a paradox. The deep sea is highly connected, but also incredibly fragile,” said Dr. O’Hara. “Understanding how life is distributed and moves through this vast environment is essential if we want ...

Tonight on the Discovery Channel, scientists explore great white migration patterns, shark attack survival tips, and an ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

The talks, in Jamaica, are before the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the only organization that can legally approve ...

Our oceans are as remarkable as they are mysterious; the deep dark waters as foreign to us as far-reaching planets. Though covering 70% of the Earth’s surface, oceans are poorly understood realms of ...

Human waste, mostly plastic, was found in abundance at the deepest part of the Mediterranean called the Calypso Deep, 3.1 miles underwater ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

Shark Week opens with “Great White Sex Battle.” Watch three consecutive premieres starting at 8 p.m. ET on Discovery.