Recent scientific expeditions have unveiled a trove of new species dwelling at the bottom of the ocean, including a ...

"It will help us understand ... and prepare." Scientists uncover major insights from space dust buried beneath seafloor: ...

A new study finds that deep-sea mining waste in the ocean’s twilight zone could disrupt food webs and starve midwater ...

Strange signals on the Pacific seafloor have been puzzled experts for years. Decades later, these signals are now understood. The truth is surprising.

In a patch of the Pacific’s abyssal plain, scientists a surprising phenomenon called “dark oxygen production.” ...

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts are under threat of being harmed in ways from which they may never recover.

A "community" has been uncovered in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Researchers have found a thriving ecosystem of animal life in an unlikely place: beneath hydrothermal vents under the seafloor of ...

Taken from the International Space Station by an astronaut, this is a view of Lake Van off Turkey, the largest soda lake on Earth. This region is prone to major earthquakes because of movement from ...

In an unexpected twist, metal-rich nodules found on the seafloor are generating oxygen, new research suggests. This meager but steady supply of the vital gas may help support seafloor ecosystems in ...

If you know what diatoms are, it's probably because of their beauty. These single-celled algae found on the ocean floor have ornate glassy shells that shine like jewels under the microscope.

It had been believed that oxygen could not be produced without sunlight - AYDIN MUTLU/ISTOCKPHOTO Dark oxygen is being created on the ocean floor, scientists have discovered – and it could change our ...

Researchers have discovered a pair of seamounts on the ocean floor that serve as inflow and outflow points for a vast plumbing system that circulates water through the seafloor. The seamounts are ...