The discovery, led by scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute in Palo Alto, California, revealed a previously unknown ...

Embark on a thrilling journey into the deep ocean, where the last unexplored frontiers of our planet lie. While the surface of the Earth is mapped and well-known, the seabeds remain a vast mystery, ...

A towering coral reef has emerged from the depths of Australia’s northern waters, reshaping what scientists thought they knew about the ocean floor. Rising 500 meters from the seabed—taller than the ...

Scientists discover a radioactive spike of beryllium-10 (10Be) in Pacific Ocean sediments, revealing ancient climatic and ...

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to ...

Aided by ocean-floor mapping data, ... searched about 300 feet ahead for ridges and outcroppings of rock where methane might bubble up. “It’s like climbing up a mountain with one flashlight.

The submarine volcanoes, or seamounts, sit 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) below the waves and directly in the path of the strongest ocean current on Earth — the Antarctic Circumpolar Current ...

Ken Sims, a professor in UW’s Department of Geology and Geophysics, recently received a $325,841 National Science Foundation grant to look at understanding the processes and timescales of basalt ...

An international team of researchers has discovered that metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor produce oxygen — 13,000 feet below the surface. Discovery challenges long-held assumptions that ...

Ocean floor a 'reservoir' of plastic pollution Date: April 4, 2024 Source: CSIRO Australia Summary: New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of how much ...