Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...

How do fish survive in the extreme conditions of the deep sea—amid icy cold, darkness, and immense water pressure? A genomic study provides surprising answers: A single mutated gene might have ...

In a groundbreaking scientific expedition, researchers have identified over 7,000 new microbial species thriving in the depths of the Mariana Trench, the deepest point in the world’s oceans.

These synthetic materials have now become part of both the life and carbon cycles, from the surface to the deepest parts of ...

The Ocean Exploration Trust's (OET) research vessel Nautilus has departed on its first expedition of 2025 to study underwater ...

in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific and other trenches in the Indian Ocean. Tracing the evolution of deep-sea fishes, the researchers' analysis revealed that the eight lineages of fish species ...