An expedition records 29,556 animals in the abyssal trenches and reveals how they survive the pressure and total darkness.

In the darkness nearly a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, where the pressure would crush a human and temperatures hover just ...

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While it is well known that climate change is heating the world's oceans, it was thought that the deep sea was safe from its ...

The depths of the Arctic Ocean have warmed more than scientists expected. New research has placed the blame on warmer water ...

Earth's ocean, the planet's life-support system, is experiencing rapid and widespread transformations that extend far below ...

Learn all about the fascinating discovery of three deep-sea species, found off the coast of California, including the cute ...

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.

While it is well documented that global warming is heating the world's oceans, there is now further evidence that even the ...