The deep ocean, covering most of Earth, remains largely unexplored, with only 0.001% visually studied. It regulates climate, harbors unique ecosystems, and holds potential resources. However ...

The mission will be instrumental in collecting critical samples from the deeper oceanic zone. India's first manned deep ocean mission 'Samudrayaan' into a 6,000-metre depth using the manned ...

Scientists have revealed how much of the vast deep ocean floor humankind has observed, and it's a staggeringly small amount. According to a new study published May 7 in the journal Science ...

India is making a significant leap in deep-sea exploration by planning its first-ever manned ocean mission by the end of 2026. The mission will see three Indian scientists travel 6,000 meters ...

Explorers have dreamed of harvesting deep-sea metals since the 1870s, when the British scientific ship HMS Challenger pulled up mineral-laden rocks on its round-the-world voyage. The first ...

An amazing creature that lives deep in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean was captured in time-lapse photographs, allowing scientists to learn more about the role it plays on the seafloor. They found ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track new deep sea mining efforts, but half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked mineral-rich nodules from the seafloor off the ...

The lives of most sharks remain cloaked in mystery, and the Greenland shark is no exception—but what we’ve learned recently is extraordinary. Over the past few decades, scientists have ...

Among the most iconic are deep-sea fishes like the anglerfish, whose females sport a lure of glowing flesh that acts as bait for any prey close enough to be snatched. Hawaiian bobtail squid light ...

Ghosts, goblins, spiders, and wolves don't just show up in fairytales. Some deep-sea creatures are named after frightening or mythical creatures thanks to their eerie appearances. However ...

A Stark Reality of Ocean Exploration The study’s findings shed light on the sheer scale of the challenge faced by scientists in understanding the deep ocean.Since the late 1950s, only 0.0006% to ...