Check out the most fascinating and bizarre deep-sea fish the planet has to offer. Location: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean ...

On April 24, President Trump signed an executive order promoting deep-sea mining in the US and international waters, touting ...

Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained about fragile deep sea ecosystems.

There, the gripper collected small marine creatures, such as starfish and urchins resting on the seafloor. SEE ALSO: The deep sea footage scientists filmed in 2024 is jaw-dropping About 70 percent ...

Only a tiny fraction of the deep ocean is explored, leaving 66% of Earth’s surface largely unseen. Researchers urge global, ...

The deep ocean is one of the planet’s last wild ... soft corals and sea anemones and the muddy abyssal plains are home to sea cucumbers, starfish, anemones, crustaceans, worms and sponges.

Researchers have discovered a new species of sea star (also ... is dragged across the ocean floor) conducted by a Yamaguchi prefectural fisheries research ship. The starfish's name hoei was ...

According to an image taken by a marine biologist doing remote deep-sea exploration ... came across a bright yellow sea sponge and pink starfish next to each other on the ocean floor that reminded ...

Activists and scientists opposed to current deep sea mining plans point out that such operations could lead to irreversible damage to ocean ecosystems, and that the risks aren't fully clear yet.