When photographer Jialing Cai plunged into the ocean in the dead of night, she found creatures of the deep had risen up to meet her.
Deep-sea researchers uncovered more than 500 million unique genes and a promising protein that could improve DNA sequencing ...
Scientists found more than 7,000 microbes in the Mariana Trench, revealing unexpected biodiversity in Earth's deepest ocean ...
Mesopelagic fish, long overlooked in ocean chemistry, are now proven to excrete carbonate minerals much like their shallow-water counterparts—despite living in dark, high-pressure depths. Using the ...
Recent scientific findings suggest that Earth once boasted oceans that were twice as deep as they are today. This groundbreaking discovery not only reshapes our understanding of Earth’s geological ...
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth’s structure: an ocean located deep within the Earth’s mantle. This hidden reservoir could rival the volume of ...
Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone New research reveals that deep-sea mining waste could disrupt one of Earth’s most vital but least understood ecosystems. Date: November 8, ...
When we dream of landscapes, we might imagine rolling valleys or rugged mountains. But there is a whole landscape hidden from human view: the secret world of the seafloor. Half of Earth’s oceans are ...
You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to industry and modern technology – everything from cellphones to fighter jets.