Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that the deep ocean’s carbon-fixing engine works very differently than long assumed. While ammonia-oxidizing archaea were thought to dominate carbon ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A bizarre new predator has been discovered lurking 26,000 feet below ...

Shockingly, the ocean covers the majority of our planet, but the absolute majority of it remains unexplored to this day. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A giant group of crabs filmed 1,350 feet below the surface in San Antonio Canyon. A deep sea robot is exploring remote underwater ...

The Earth's mighty oceans are even more mysterious than outer space. The majority of the planet's surface is covered by water, but 95% of our oceans remain unexplored. We know more about Mars than we ...

Marine scientists who made headlines last year with their discovery that deep sea nodules could be producing “dark oxygen” are embarking on a three-year research project to explain their findings.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It took 150 sightings over 20 years and genetic testing to identify this new deep sea species. It dwells in the midnight zone.

Clare Fieseler's and Jason Jaacks' reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center and co-published with the Post and Courier. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, ...

Sanctuaries in the Dark, a documentary about the deep sea. Sixgill sharks, ghost sharks (chimaeras), big-finned squid (Magnapinna), telescope octopuses, siphonophores (Bathyphysa), drifting jellyfish, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Deep-sea researchers have launched a groundbreaking project to ...