A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the ...

Cracking, creaking ice at the bottom of the world is quietly shaping the future climate you live in. New research from ...

Despite crushing pressure, total darkness and near-freezing temperatures, researchers found an underwater world teeming with ...

“In a way, the ocean has been our greatest champion in the fight against climate change,” Glaubke said. “But without a ...

The Atacama Trench, located off the coast of Peru and Chile, is one of the deepest oceanic regions on our planet, and scientists think it could be an ecological haven. A new study describes a four ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest life forms thrive. These deep-sea creatures have evolved in total darkness ...

Scientists have uncovered why big predators like sharks spend so much time in the ocean’s twilight zone. The answer lies with ...

Half the planet lies outside any country’s border. In those waters, rules have long been thinner than the myths: freedom to ...

Microplastics could be disrupting how oceans absorb and store carbon, potentially undermining a natural buffer that helps ...