A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of ...

A new study has found that deep-sea mining operations threaten ocean food chains, potentially impacting valuable fisheries.

Scientists caution that unchecked mining could disrupt ocean food webs from the depths to dinner plates worldwide.

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our ...

New industry-backed research shows how waste from deep-sea mining could have far-reaching effects on fish and their food.

A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94% of global fish biomass, excrete carbonate minerals at rates comparable to shallow-water ...

A team of science-minded kayakers and snorkelers in La Jolla Cove had the encounter of a lifetime when a dead oarfish washed to the ocean surface on Aug. 10, 2024. This deep-sea fish is incredibly ...

Meet the Atlantic wolffish, green humphead parrotfish, and other unusual species with extraordinary adaptations.

A rare deep-sea fish regarded as a harbinger of doom has washed up on a beach in the Canary Islands. The oarfish was discovered by beachgoers in Lanzarote on 10 February, sparking fears among the ...

An oarfish -- a super rare fish commonly referred to as the "doomsday fish" -- recently washed ashore on a beach in Mexico, leaving beachgoers stunned. The fish typically surface when they are dead, ...