Marine turbidites are layers of mud and sand deposited on the deep ocean floor by massive underwater landslides and are often ...

A four-year record from the heart of the Ross Ice Shelf shows how subtle changes could shape future sea level rise, ocean ...

They’ve been called “bubble chasers,” and “seep seekers,” though they sometimes call themselves “flare hunters.” They’re a ...

Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside have learned how stingrays are able to swim with ...

Far below the surface of the western Pacific Ocean, scientists have uncovered a geological system that reshapes how you may ...

Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways. They cover 70% of the planet, carry 90% of global trade, and support millions of jobs and the diets of billions of people. As global competition ...

A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the mining equipment. Researchers worked in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone ( CCZ) ...

Blooming seas were recorded around the Chatham Islands in January 2026, after satellite images showed large swirls of colour spreading across the Paci.

Levels of molybdenum in soil show that hydrogen sulfide gas wiped out nearly half of all marine life 530 million years ago.

There's a lot of interest in space, galaxies, and the outer world, but the ocean floor seems to be a little-studied place. Or at least one of the least known.