Scientists warn deep-sea mining could harm sharks, rays, and ghost sharks. Their habitats overlap mining zones.

It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. Reporting this week, we have Rachel Carlson and Regina Barber. Hey to both of you. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hi. RACHEL ...

Twenty years ago, researchers saw what they called a "mystery mollusc." Now, they've finally described it in detail... but ...

When most of us picture the ocean, we imagine turquoise waves, colorful reefs, and shoals of darting fish. But that’s only the surface. Venture deeper, far below the last reach of sunlight, and you ...

Telescope fish are deep-sea dwelling creatures, found in tropical and subtropical regions of the ocean at depths between 500 ...

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...

An expedition in the Southern Ocean captured video of a rare species of deep-sea cephalopod. Until now, it had been found only in fishing nets and in the bellies of seabirds. By Alexa Robles-Gil The ...

A remarkable yellow worm, Paralvinella hessleri, thrives near boiling, toxic hydrothermal vents in the Pacific. This deep-sea ...

They have been growing on subsea structures for decades but are now under threat as old platforms are decommissioned.

The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...