Researchers descended more than 35,700 feet (10,900 meters) below sea level to collect biological samples that revealed ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.

The discovery of dark oxygen has shifted our understanding of the deep sea and potentially life on Earth. But we still don’t ...

Shanghai Jiao Tong University along with multiple collaborating institutions including the University of Copenhagen and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have conducted an extensive investigation ...

Hidden in the abyss of the Atacama Trench, Dulcibella camanchaca reveals itself as a unique predator adapted to the darkness.

In this extreme environment—particularly in the hadal zone at depths greater than 6,000 meters—organisms endure immense pressures exceeding one ton per square centimeter, near-freezing ...