I spent years preparing to dive into the deepest place on earth. Only a handful of people have traveled into the depths of the Mariana Trench, nearly 7 miles below the ocean surface. As a geologist ...

Gryphon Orfanos, who in the past worked on the fishing vessel "Lily Jean," stands on the pier in Gloucester of the homeport of the fishing boat that went missing with seven onboard. (Charles Krupa/AP) ...

The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth's strangest creatures. Since deep-sea critters have adapted to near ...

Fabio Cortesi receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Lily Fogg previously received a Research Training Program scholarship from the Australian Government. The deep sea is cold, dark ...

A newly discovered deep-sea creature has become an unlikely Internet star. After appearing in a popular YouTube video, a rare chiton found nearly three miles beneath the ocean surface sparked a global ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The year 2010 was a reckoning for Japan’s economic security. On September 7, the ...

This story was originally published by Grist and is republished here by permission. President Donald Trump is considering allowing companies to lease more than 113 million acres of waters off Alaska ...

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. By Alexa Robles-Gil In late ...

Its presence could make a minuscule fish downright jelly. Scientists were awestruck after discovering a schoolbus-sized phantom jellyfish off the coast of Argentina, as seen in incredible footage shot ...

A US House committee with oversight of NASA unanimously passed a “reauthorization” act for the space agency on Wednesday. The legislation must still be approved by the full House before being sent to ...

A rare giant phantom jellyfish spotted off Argentina’s coast has become one of the most striking discoveries from a new deep‑sea expedition. The sighting occurred during an Argentinian‑led mission ...