The marine biologists of the Schmidt Ocean Institute are a busy bunch. Over the last few years, scientists aboard the ...

A deep‑sea mission off Argentina captured a rare phantom jellyfish and revealed the largest‑known Bathelia candida reef and ...

The yeti crab is a strange species because of its furry appearance. Read here to learn about why these crabs are furry!

As demand for critical metals grows, scientists have taken a rare, close look at life on the deep Pacific seabed where mining ...

A recent deep-sea expedition along the country's entire length documented the jellyfish, along with a surprising number of other species ...

A deep-sea mining test shows ecosystem damage can begin immediately, with more than one-third of seafloor animals lost in a single pass.

Sea otters use a special underarm pouch to store food and even their favorite rocks for smashing open hard shells.

“With every expedition to the deep sea, we find the Ocean is full of life—as much as we see on land, and perhaps more because ...

An international study aimed at measuring the impact of mining critical metals from the seabed has found 788 species, many of them previously unknown, living at a depth of 4,000 metres in what the ...

During a dive off Argentina, scientists documented a rare jellyfish discovered a little over a century ago and seldom seen since, as well as the fish that keep it company.

Giant phantom jellyfish spotted in Argentina's deep sea A rare phantom jellyfish has been spotted by scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's vessel exploring the deep sea near Argentina. READ MORE ...

When ships sink, they add artificial structures to the seafloor that can quickly become diverse, ecologically important ...