A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of ...

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Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

Deep-sea mining trials revealed significant but localized biodiversity loss in one of the planet’s least explored ecosystems. Global demand for critical metals is rising sharply, prompting many ...

The study inventoried thousands of mollusks, worms, crustaceans and other small marine creatures. Natural History Museum, London and University of Gothenburg As demand soars for critical minerals for ...

Animal Planet is the place where people go to watch feel-good shows about animals. But now it's put more emphasis behind the cool people helping the animals than the animals themselves. Problem is, ...

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Wildlife expert Forrest Galante hosts a new show, “Vantara: Sanctuary Stories” on Animal Planet. It offers an unprecedented look inside Vantara, one of the world’s most advanced and compassionate ...

There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the seabed. An international study, which has discovered large numbers of new ...

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies of the deep seabed to date, and peer-reviewed results have begun to emerge. A collage of foraminifera, a kind of ...