Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

Startling findings in 2024 suggested that metallic nodules on the sea floor produce oxygen and might support life. Now ...

A team of scientists announced Tuesday they have developed new deep-sea landers specifically to test their contentious ...

Researchers have unveiled world-first deep-ocean landers to uncover how the mysterious dark oxygen is produced in complete ...

The ocean floor is becoming a massive plastic dump, with debris accumulating in deep-sea canyons and harming marine life.

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela—carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing ...

A team of scientists announced Tuesday they have developed new deep-sea landers specifically to test their contentious ...

Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and fueling Antarctica’s marine food web. For decades, scientists have attributed ...

The Atacama Trench, stretching over 3,700 miles in length and reaching depths of more than 26,000 feet, is a place of extremes. Here, the Nazca and South American tectonic plates collide in slow ...

For the uninitiated, a “Super Saiyan” comes from Dragon Ball, the global anime phenomenon. When these warriors tap into their ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Some four miles off the Southern California coast, a company is betting it can solve one of ...