A treasure trove of exceptionally preserved early animals from more than half a billion years ago has been discovered in the ...

“It’s a paradox. The deep sea is highly connected, but also incredibly fragile,” said Dr. O’Hara. “Understanding how life is distributed and moves through this vast environment is essential if we want ...

A world-first study led by Museums Victoria Research Institute has revealed that beneath the cold, dark, pressurized world of ...

As the race for critical minerals heats up, companies and governments have set their sights on the mineral-rich deep sea. But ...

Companies are using advanced technology to drill many miles underground to reach the hot rock below. Their quest is to make ...

In an unprecedented journey to the bottom of the world’s oceans, a highly advanced robot has broken the record for the ...

Praised by “Titanic” director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron for his “pioneering work,” Dr. Robert Fisher was recognized ...

Beneath Yellowstone’s stunning surface lies a hyperactive seismic world, now better understood thanks to machine learning. Researchers have uncovered over 86,000 earthquakes—10 times more than ...

Similar deep-sea volcanoes found on Earth support microbial life that lives inside solid rock without sunlight and oxygen.

From the internet to the ozone layer, AI to the human genome, UC scientists have turned federal research funding into history ...

Chinese researchers have recently challenged the long-held belief that "all life depends on sunlight." In a study published ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...