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

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

Scientists discovered deep Arctic methane mounds that release gas, shape ecosystems, and inform climate risks.

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

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A multinational scientific team led by UiT has uncovered the deepest known gas hydrate cold seep on the planet. The discovery was made during the Ocean Census Arctic Deep–EXTREME24 expedition and ...

The Pacific Ocean is home to some of the deepest points on the planet. In fact, four of the top six deepest spots in the world can be found in the Pacific. The Pacific's basin is uniquely low, which ...

The strange creatures that dwell in the deepest depths of the Earth’s oceans could provide many ideas for a budding science ...

By Liz Kimbrough A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, ...

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

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.