In 2022, the European Union banned deep-sea fishing in many areas off Europe's Atlantic coasts. An EU court found the ...

The first new species, Peltospira gargantua, was found on a black smoker chimney in the Hydra field at a depth of about ...

As Earth's largest carbon reservoir, the ocean locks carbon away from the atmosphere. However, scientists still struggle to ...

Screengrab from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute's Youtube video In the depths of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, underwater volcanoes spew material into the ocean water. Vents that connect underground ...

A deep-sea expedition to one of Earth's most remote island chains has surfaced stunning pictures of the vibrant ecosystems ...

Scientists found giant buried mud waves in the Atlantic, revealing the ocean began forming earlier than thought and ...

The European Commission's Horizon 2020 funding programme is supporting the largest and most ambitious assessment of deep-sea Atlantic ecosystems ever undertaken through the €9 million ATLAS (A ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. NICE, ...

It is currently unknown where exactly the barrels are located, whether they are alone or in groups, and whether they are ...

As seasons change, water temperatures in the Atlantic do, too. These changes, along with other drastic weather shifts, can ...

Two years ago, a tragedy caught the world’s attention … but not in a particularly sympathetic way. The fatal implosion of submersible Titan on its descent to the deep-sea tourist destination of the ...