Deep-sea supergiant isopods last years without food by using a two-part survival system

The supergiant bathynomid is a deep-sea isopod famous for surviving more than five years without food. Despite residing in an ...
Discover Wildlife on MSN

“It’s blue!” Deep-sea scientists discover exciting new species in the Galápagos

Microeledone galapagensis, a tiny blue octopus, is new to science ...
New York Post

Deep-sea predator discovered with a body made for ‘capturing, killing and feasting’, scientists say

Director Ridley Scott may have just found his next alien. An extremely deep-dwelling and spooky-looking sea creature was discovered inside a vast trench off South American shores. This discovery, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

As Interest in Deep-Sea Mining Grows, Scientists Raise Alarms About the Possible Ecological Consequences

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to whales. The long-term effects of these extractions remain uncertain Amber X.
Mongabay

Mining the deep-sea could further threaten endangered sharks and rays

A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of extinction. The authors found that seabed sediment ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Camera plunged 850 feet into a remote Greenland fjord captures elusive deep-sea creatures

"Arctic glacial fjords are hotspots of marine life." ...

Wildlife filmmaker captures first live footage of Indonesian Houndshark

The rare shark was recorded nearly 700 feet below the surface off Nusa Penida, an island often referred to locally as ‘Black ...
Los Angeles Times

Deep sea mining threatens sea life, environmentalists say. California law has a solution

As diplomats from around the world convene in Jamaica next month to discuss international guidelines on deep sea mining, environmental activists are urging nations to consider a California law they ...