When hundreds of eerily perfect circles were discovered on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, theories abounded about what ...

One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at ...

While NASA was on the front pages trying to put a man on the moon, the Navy was quietly conducting tests to see if humans could live and work on the deep-sea floor, with the goal of someday ...

“Once saturation is reached, the diver can stay at the bottom for days, weeks, and months without needing any additional ...

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...

Undersea agriculture. Deep sea mining. Human colonies on the ocean floor. These were the dreams of Capt. George Bond, a Navy ...

The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team ...

A flurry of criticism followed the article’s publication, including from the deep-sea mining company that funded the study, ...

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...

The imminent presidency of Donald Trump looks set to boost the fortunes of deep-sea-mining as support for harvesting the world’s ocean floors for critical minerals grows, both in Congress and ...