Norway has a reputation for environmental leadership, from championing international biodiversity policies to its wilderness protection and ambitious biodiversity regulations. An international ...

China has successfully tested its first domestically developed robot capable of conducting three-dimensional drilling and real-time in-situ monitoring inside deep-sea seabed strata, marking a notable ...

The left panel shows the solar system and Earth. The upper right panel presents the layered structure of the Earth, with arrows showing the coupling between mantle convection and tectonic plate motion ...

Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for "The Lord of the Rings" universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they're very real creatures living in the deep sea. Some of these otherworldly ocean ...

China has recently announced a new deep-sea testing site off the coast of Hainan in the South China Sea. The site is about 200 kilometers (124 miles) off the coast, and marks another major step taken ...

In July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through the eyes of an underwater robot as they explored the Mar del Plata Canyon.

A rare giant phantom jellyfish spotted off Argentina’s coast has become one of the most striking discoveries from a new deep‑sea expedition. The sighting occurred during an Argentinian‑led mission ...

In a recent opinion article, marine scientists and electrochemists listed a number of reasons why it's unlikely that metallic ...

New research shows why some shelly critters flourished in the ocean’s harshest habitats — and others didn’t Jack Tamisiea Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea ...

The Chinese prototype would enter commercial operation offering adventure-seeking holidaymakers spectacular deep-sea ...