Scientific American

Mysterious golden orb discovered two miles below the ocean surface isn’t an alien—it’s an anemone

This enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins ...
Phys.org

Deep sea landscapes are a new frontier of human exploration—here's what we may find

When we dream of landscapes, we might imagine rolling valleys or rugged mountains. But there is a whole landscape hidden from human view: the secret world of the seafloor. Half of Earth's oceans are ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Santa Cruz ocean advocates battle deep-sea mining

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — Miles under the ocean’s surface, atop the soft sediment that makes up the seafloor, sit thousands of potato-sized spheres of metal. These spheres, called polymetallic nodules or ...
The New York Times

Volcanic Eruption in Deep Ocean Ridge Is Witnessed by Scientists for First Time

Researchers diving in a submersible in the eastern Pacific realized that the landscape they had studied the day before had been glassed over by fresh lava. By Maya Wei-Haas Maya Wei-Haas previously ...
Gizmodo

These Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Snailfish Just Became Our Latest Obsession

The deep sea is home to some of the weirdest creatures on Earth, from ghostly elder fish to carnivorous harp sponges. Sometimes, scientists discover more humble creatures that are so tiny that ...