The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

Deep-sea crabs may look like armored oddities, but many species wield deadly claws, venom-laced defenses, and survival ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

New deep-sea slug catches crustaceans like a Venus fly trap. It's the first known sea slug that swims through the ocean’s midnight zone. By Laura Baisas. Published Nov 12, 2024 12:00 PM EST.

Deep-sea Atlantic red crabs are one of the latest culinary delights found in the seafood market. They are a sweet, tasty crab making the rounds of the restaurants.

A new deep-sea crustacean that bears a striking resemblance to the facehuggers from “Alien” has been identified in the Gulf of Mexico.. The bathynomus yucatanensis is a species of giant isopod ...

Scientists on an expedition near the Galápagos Islands followed a trail of crabs on the ocean floor. The crabs led them to a field of hydrothermal vents, or deep-sea hot springs.

In 2024, deep-sea expeditions filmed exceptional footage of deep-sea animal and species discoveries, ... A giant congregation of crabs filmed 1,350 feet below the surface in the ocean off of Chile.

Here's what deep sea creatures taught Sabrina Imbler about life : Short Wave As a kid, Sabrina Imbler loved the ocean. They'd swim and snorkel, following around parrotfish in the water.

A rarely spotted “supergiant” crustacean related to woodlice is actually a common inhabitant of the sea floor, a new study finds. The deep-sea creature, Alicella gigantea, which can grow up to ...

Clinging to the sediment was a small number of “seemingly unremarkable” deep-sea crustaceans. Discover more new species. Thousands of new species are found each year.