“Once saturation is reached, the diver can stay at the bottom for days, weeks, and months without needing any additional ...

A Boston University led team of scientists analyzed a Pacific Ocean seamount that is teeming with biologically diverse corals and sea creatures ...

We know octopuses are intelligent, but watch as this octopus surprises scientists by finding its own way to solve a problem.

The deepest regions of Earth's oceans, known as the abyssal and hadal zones, lie at least as far under the water's surface as ...

In the previous work, researchers uncovered that metallic rocks present on the Pacific Ocean floor produce their own oxygen in the absence of sunlight. The discovery of dark oxygen has shaken the ...

The sun has barely set at 11pm when a distinct change in the motion aboard Lindblad’s National Geographic Resolution tells us ...

The Mariana Trench is the deepest place on Earth, and we're still in the dark about much of the life that calls it home. Here are just a few of the trench's eye-popping residents.

As new sea passages open up, the commercial and defence possibilities are becoming irresistible. To take advantage, America desperately needs ships ...

This idea runs counter to the usual belief that oxygen only forms in sunlight through photosynthesis ... cobalt and nickel – uncovered ferromanganese nodules resting on the ocean floor. Ferromanganese ...

Dark oxygen’ sounds sexy and mysterious, but science rarely delivers on its amorous threats. In this case, dark oxygen refers ...