What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers have investigated the composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in detail. Their ...

A team of researchers in Germany have revived algae cells found buried at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, where they laid ...

Deep beneath the surface of our planet, from the Himalayas to East Africa and from the Atlantic seafloor to the Indian Ocean, ...

Scientists have found a chain of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, which are situated in the sea between French Polynesia and American Samoa — a beautiful forgotten territory of the United ...

Global ocean research needs to shift priorities to ensure the health and well-being of our oceans, and by extension, humanity ...

The Ocean Cleanup is fighting against this accumulation. In 2024, the foundation removed 11.5 million kilos of garbage from ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

This global map of seafloor features is based on ocean height data from the SWOT satellite. Purple denotes regions that are lower compared to higher features such as seamounts and abyssal hills, ...

Ocean acidification and rising temperatures ... still harbor fascinating secrets waiting to be uncovered. Exploring the seafloor remains one of the most unknown frontiers in science, and this ...

WHEN WE SAY WARM, WE MEAN OVER ZERO DEGREES THAT IT’S CIRCULATING AROUND THE ARCTIC OCEAN. IT COMES FROM THE ATLANTIC. AND IF THE WHAT WE CALL THE BATHYMETRY, THE SHAPE OF THE SEA FLOOR ALLOWS ...

One morning this week, Hanna Koch was snorkeling in the Florida Keys when she came across a brown beer bottle on the sea floor. Koch, a marine biologist for Florida’s Monroe County, picked up ...