Scientists discovered 24 new deep-sea species, including one from a completely new branch of life in the Pacific Ocean.

For all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, researchers discovered some 4,000 marine species, 88% of which were new ...

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 ...

In 2024, researchers made a groundbreaking discovery in the Pacific Ocean's Clarion-Clipperton Zone, finding that oxygen increased over two days to more than three times the background concentration ...

After years of deep-sea sleuthing, National Geographic Explorer Katy Croff Bell has created a treasure map. It’s not drawn on ...