In a groundbreaking discovery that expands the known boundaries of life habitats, scientists have uncovered extremophiles ...
Learn about the new deep-sea species discovered in the Southern Ocean, including a "death-ball" sponge that uses a deadly ...
A coalition of international researchers has found a remarkable treasure trove of new species in the icy depths of the ...
A standout discovery was this new predatory sponge. Its spherical form is covered in tiny hooks that trap prey.
In the darkness of the deep ocean, where pressure crushes and light fails, an expedition has found an astonishing array of ...
In the inky depths of the Central Pacific Ocean, nearly 2,400 meters below the surface, scientists have discovered a new ...
Chinese scientists have become the first to visit one of Earth’s most remote and geologically intriguing realms: an ...
The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...
A recent deep-sea expedition by the National Geographic Pristine Seas team has cast a spotlight on the previously ...
OXFORD, United Kingdom, Oct. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thirty previously unknown deep-sea species, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the most remote parts ...
The Marianna Trench is the deepest area of the ocean, and therefore one of the most mysterious underwater regions in the world. The Mariana Trench Environment and Ecology Research expedition (MEER) ...