The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...

A new “hairy” deep-sea coral species has been named after Chewbacca. Researchers were reminded of the Star Wars character after the discovery in the tropical western Pacific. The coral, named ...

Coral reefs form a vital part of the marine ecosystem, playing host to diverse species and supporting multiple industries, including fisheries, tourism, and recreation. However, these fragile ...

The small fish was caught with the help of a grab, along with a variety of live deep-sea animals, including corals such as the framework-forming stony coral Desmophyllum pertusum or the red deep-water ...

Corals searching for food in the cold and dark waters of the deep sea are building higher and higher mountains to get closer to the source of their food. But in doing so, they may find themselves ...

When researchers explored the deep sea just off the coast of Chile, they likely didn’t expect to make two banner discoveries: a vast expanse of underwater mountains and as many as 100 “new” marine ...

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Coral reefs form a vital part of the marine ecosystem, playing host to diverse species and supporting multiple industries, including fisheries, tourism, and recreation. However, these fragile ...