The Arctic deep sea harbors significant oil and natural gas reserves along with valuable resources such as rare earths and ...

The giant isopod (Bathynomus) is a deep-sea crustacean related to roly-polys and pill bugs. Although the "giant" isopod ranges in size from 3 to 20 inches (8 to 51 centimeters) long, it dwarfs the ...

“Ogusokumushi,” or the deep-sea giant isopod called Bathynomus doederleinii by its scientific name, is always a favorite among aquarium visitors. Its body is about 10 centimeters ...

There are some seriously strange lifeforms lurking in the depths of our oceans – ghost sharks and upside-down isopods, anyone ...

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But you can take some small comfort in the knowledge that, at the very least, evolution saved us from deep sea crocodiles. Crocodilian ancestors known as thallatosuchians roamed the middle ...

Chinese scientists have found abiotic organic compounds in the ocean crust, shedding light on deep-sea carbon cycles and life’s origins, with implications for finding life on other planets. A Chinese ...

China Warns of Deep-Sea Spying Devices, Underwater 'Lighthouses' That Guide Foreign Submarines By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ministry of State Security said on Tuesday that it had ...

He said, “It’s really important that we act now because it’s for us and the next generation and it’s just not fair. Every single person in the world has ownership over this deep sea, it’s ours, and it ...