Learn about the deep sea squid that was found buried in mud, sticking its tentacles out to blend in with the environment.

For deep reef divers, descending into the ocean’s mesophotic layer can feel like exploring the moon. Discovering never-before ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the ...

A new study reveals an unknown species of whiplash squid burying itself upside down in the deep sea — a first-of-its-kind ...

Under the surface of the ocean, "constellations" of towering subsea mountains dot the Earth – and they are teeming with ...

A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline ...

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have begun to emerge.

An investigation into the biodiversity of a deep-sea mining exploration zone before and after the trial of a deep-sea mining machine finds that the number of animals within the mining tracks decreased ...

But even when taking these natural changes into account, the results of the mining tests were clear. The number of species in the impacted samples declined by 32% while the overall number of animals ...

Seafloor animals decreased by 37% in a deep-sea mining exploration zone, a landmark report has found. Scientists from the ...

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say. The number of animals found in ...

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