Scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute have uncovered an array of remarkable finds off the coast of Argentina, including ...

What do deep-sea microbes and Martian “leopard spots” have in common? Marine biologist Peter Girguis thinks they might both hold clues to finding life beyond Earth. In this episode, he joins Hakeem ...

Deep-sea mining is the extraction of minerals from the seabed in the deep ocean. Most of the interest is in what are known as polymetallic nodules, which are potato-sized mineral deposits that have ...

Sometimes, real life is stranger than fiction, a fact made clear during the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Seascape Alaska 5 expedition in August 2023. While on the deep ocean ...

Beneath the waters off Papua New Guinea lies an extraordinary deep-sea environment where scorching hydrothermal vents and cool methane seeps coexist side by side — a pairing never before seen. This ...

These three fish are freaks, phantoms and mysteries of the deep. Here’s what we’ve learned from the rare glimpses we’ve had of their lives. The deep sea is one of Earth’s final frontiers. Given its ...

A first-of-its-kind exploration of the Mar del Plata Canyon, a deep underwater gorge off the coast of Argentina, has revealed a stunning variety of deep-sea life, including dozens of organisms that ...

Dive into how Earth’s weirdest microbes could help us spot extraterrestrial life. Marine biologist Peter Girguis thinks they might both hold clues to finding life beyond Earth. In this episode, he ...