Researchers have discovered inorganic nanostructures surrounding deep-ocean hydrothermal vents that are strikingly similar to molecules that make life as we know it possible. These nanostructures are ...

When a dive center in a flooded quarry near Bristol, in the UK, was suddenly shut down in early 2022, many recreational scuba divers were left scratching their heads. Almost two years later, they got ...

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...

For most of its long history, the goblin shark has been known to science almost entirely from dead specimens hauled up in fishing gear, a ghostly pink predator with a protruding snout and jaws that ...

A new study has revealed how even the deepest seafloors are affected by the daily back-and-forth of the tides, and the change of the seasons, and that currents at the bottom of the ocean are far more ...

Brenda Wachel's narrative directing debut, a drama about grief and uncertain hope, will make its world premiere at Regal NoHo ...

There are billions of tons and billions of dollars' worth of critical minerals including nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese lying at the bottom of the seafloor. These metals are vital to electric ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to whales. The long-term effects of these extractions remain uncertain Amber X.

When we think of marine life, we usually picture colourful coral reefs or dense seaweed forests filled with fish and other critters. The ocean that comes to mind is the one touched by sunlight.

Editor’s Note (4/25/25): On April 24 President Donald Trump signed an executive order that encourages mining companies to start extracting critical minerals such as cobalt, nickel and manganese from ...

The bathysphere on deck of the Ready, 1930-1934, from Bathysphere and Nonsuch Wildlife Conservation Society / Reproduced by permission of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Midmorning on June ...