New deep-sea limpet species, Pectinodonta nautilus, found on a sunken log near Johnston Atoll, nearly 8,000 feet deep.

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine ...

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 ...

“Furious” over a recent exposé in The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winner Kevin Costner has gone deep-sea diving in search for sunken treasure — and a hit — a source tells Page Six. A source told Page ...

In March of this year, Seiko announced a suite of limited edition watches celebrating the 60th anniversary of the 62MAS, the brand’s first proper dive watch. The least interesting offering was a GMT ...

In 1983, a catastrophic failure aboard the Byford Dolphin oil rig in the North Sea led to one of the most horrifying industrial accidents in human history. During a routine transfer between a diving ...

Deep-sea mining is set to potentially occur in the Clarion–Clipperton Zone, which is a large abyssal plain area that spans from the waters around Hawai'i into the eastern Pacific Ocean. To make the ...

For an animal, surviving in the ocean’s deepest trenches requires remarkable adaptations: a gelatinous body that can withstand pressure, bioluminescent features to guide it, and a transparent ...

It was the surprise of a lifetime. A young diver surprised his girlfriend with a breathtaking underwater proposal in the Black Sea. Daniil, 21, from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, pulled off a perfectly timed ...

Thousands of feet deep in the South Pacific Ocean, a pair of scientists piloted a submersible through the dark waters and scanned the seafloor. Some pale creatures with dozens of tentacles caught ...

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