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A new species of flapjack octopus, with massive eyes and blood-red tentacles, has been discovered from a deep-sea canyon off ...
This sea urchin, found in the deep-sea Clarion Clipperton Zone, is one of many diverse species living at depths of up to 18,000 feet. Spanning 1.7 million square miles of ocean from Hawaii to ...
For some of the best seafood on the East Coast, take a trip to this North Carolina beach town where you can catch your own or ...
One of these species is the spotfin scorpionfish, or Neoscorpaena nielseni, a bright red fish typically found in the western Indian Ocean along the coasts of South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, ...
Despite covering over 70% of Earth’s surface, the vast majority of the deep sea remains unexplored. In fact, scientists have now revealed that humans have directly observed less than 0.001% of ...
Humanity has only explored 0.001% of the deep sea, according to a May 2025 study. Credit - Getty Images The Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track ...
Surprising footage reveals parasites attached to the head of a deep-sea fish. These crustaceans, visible in a video shared by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, feed on their host's bodily fluids. The video ...
An "odd-looking" deep-sea fish recently washed ashore on an Oregon beach to the surprise of a local aquarium. The Seaside Aquarium in Seaside, Oregon, published pictures of the dead fish in an ...
Here’s what we know so far. The idea of deep-sea mining has been around for about 150 years. The British warship HMS Challenger in March 1873 hauled up “several peculiar black oval bodies which were ...
The Metals Company and the Trump administration are trying to circumvent international deep sea mining rules. The Metals Company and the Trump administration are trying to circumvent international ...
The filing is expected to spark a complex legal battle since the Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority, a U.N. agency that regulates international deep-sea waters, has the power to ...