In the global carbon cycle, microorganisms have evolved a variety of methods for fixing carbon. Researchers from Bremen and ...

When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ...

This new mapping capability will help plan routes for undersea communication cables, and even provide insights into tectonic ...

The discovery, led by scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute in Palo Alto, California, revealed a previously unknown ...

Few humans will ever reach these depths. Scientists issue dire warning after making disturbing discovery at the bottom of the ...

The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for centuries.

NASA's SWOT satellite has revealed unseen ocean depths, mapping seafloor features that shape life, currents and tectonics.

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces ...

Collector vehicles scrape along the ocean floor as they scoop up nodules and stir up sediments. This removes habitats used by marine organisms and threatens biodiversity, potentially causing ...

With the icebergs covering the seafloor, organisms below the shelf cannot get nutrients for survival from the surface. The ...

But this unique ecosystem faces an unprecedented threat ... and cobalt can be found in potato-size nodules sitting on the ocean floor. Beneath the Pacific Ocean southeast of Hawaii, a hidden ...