China has given a green light to the construction of a deep-sea research facility in the South China Sea, South China Morning Post reports. Known in the research community ...

A deep-sea research facility with the potential to transform marine exploration has been given the green light in China. The ...

Scientists will be able to work for up to a month in the facility that will be anchored 2,000 metres below the surface.

China is set to build a deep-sea research facility in the resource-rich South China Sea, a move that could strengthen its ...

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...

Portsmouth scientists have discovered that a species of crab - named after US actor David Hasselhoff because of its hairy belly - has different claw characteristics for males and females ...

“This is the first study to show claw sexual dimorphism in yeti crabs which live exclusively in harsh deep-sea environments like hydrothermal vents and methane seeps. “Knowing that there’s a ...

With a total of 488 distinct animal species, it's the highest biodiversity count ever recorded in a single vent region.

An international team of marine biologists has documented the highest known count of deep-sea species living in methane seeps ...

The deepest regions of Earth's oceans, known as the abyssal and hadal zones, lie at least as far under the water's surface as ...

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and its dense nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Despite its ...