Scientists discovered a giant hydrothermal system that could provide insights into the origin of life and the various ...

The hidden world of otherworldly creatures was discovered by one of the most decorated Chinese submersibles, named Fendouzhe.

The cold water upwell, which is vital to marine life, did not materialize for the first time on record. Researchers are ...

Scientists have discovered and explored a giant hydrothermal system at the bottom of the Pacific, which could provide a ...

Until recently, the bumpy snailfish (Careproctus colliculi) was an unfamiliar species to scientists. Thanks to major advances in underwater technology, including tools developed by the Monterey Bay ...

Deep in the Pacific, researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus discovered a peculiar, yellow brick road-like structure at nearly 3,000 meters. Initially spa ...

The ocean is one of Earth's greatest mysteries, with miles of unexplored terrain that scientists are still trying to uncover.

An ancient piece of volcanic rock plucked from the central Pacific Ocean did something unexpected when a scientist hit it with ultraviolet light in a lab: It started glowing green.

Earth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples from the floor of the Pacific Ocean has found a strange increase in the radioactive isotope ...