A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

Researchers descended more than 35,700 feet (10,900 meters) below sea level to collect biological samples that revealed ...

A newly discovered mechanism could explain the shock finding last year that oxygen is produced by metallic nodules on the ...

New research sheds light on one of the biggest questions in biology: where did complex life come from? The answer may lie ...

Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton ...

The microbes they discovered appeared to rely ... slimy layers that help them withstand the harsh conditions of the deep sea. Interestingly, each sample site had its own distinct microbial ...

Ancient microbes illustrate a particular kind of respiration in which carbon dioxide and hydrogen are combined to form acetic ...

Scientists reveal the role of hidden microbes called Asgard archaea in the origins of complex life, challenging long-held ...

Scientists said they have seen the first signs of life returning to deep sea mining tracks carved into the abyssal seabed ...

The discovery of dark oxygen clearly has potential implications for the deep-sea mining industry. Deep-sea mining would ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when sealed off from the surface by a thick layer of ice.