Turkish scientists are set to explore the depths of oceans and seas for clues about life in space through the Middle Eastern ...

Project aims to search for signs of life in deep space by studying underwater hydrothermal vents, which resemble potential ...

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...

The open ocean’s twilight zone, a vast deep ecosystem rich in fish biomass, is poorly understood because it is expensive and challenging for humans to reach its depths 200–1000 meters (660 ...

The discovery of dark oxygen clearly has potential implications for the deep-sea mining industry. Deep-sea mining would ...

Beneath the Pacific Ocean southeast of Hawaii, a hidden treasure trove of polymetallic nodules can be found scattered across ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean near Panama's Coiba Island, causing significant tremors in parts of Panama and Costa Rica. According to USGS and local authorities, the quake was ...

Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, dangling access to a vast patch of Pacific Ocean harbouring coveted metals and minerals. Beijing has been ...

The Pacific Ocean is a vast expanse that holds many secrets, and recently, scientists have uncovered a rare climate reversal ...