Vast amounts of organic carbon settle on the seafloor each year, coming from decaying marine life and from living (or once ...

We've gathered three experts who study Earth's surface, the ocean economy ... The land itself holds deep cultural meaning for ...

In decades of deep-sea exploration, humans have observed less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor - an area about the size of ...

Heriot-Watt scientists have discovered giant underwater mud waves buried deep below the Atlantic Ocean, 400 kilometers ... comprising mud and sand, were found about one kilometer below the seabed.

What's at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, and how do we know? How deep does the ocean go? We'll answer these questions and more in this deep dive into the world's oceans. Come on in: The water's ...

ROV Hercules happened upon two gorgeous deep sea creatures," writes the Ocean Exploration Trust. Seen first is a Chaunacops, an anglerfish with a large lure. Next is a clear view of a dumbo ...

In the Atlantic Ocean, the Puerto Rico Trench ... narrow valley known as the Challenger Deep. It is named for the 1951 expedition that first recorded its depth—an astounding 36,201 feet ...

The deep ocean seafloor is defined as depths of 200 meters or more below Earth’s surface, where oxygen levels are low and sunlight is virtually nonexistent. The study, published in Science ...

A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience found evidence of oxygen production near polymetallic nodules located deep in the ocean ... "The conventional view is that oxygen was ...

“Most of our deep-sea exploration equipment is large, noisy and uses bright lights if we are trying to film animals,” Bolsted writes on The Conversation. Dr. Jyotika Virmani, Schmidt Ocean ...

It’s dark, cold, and wet. No, we’re not talking about your winter commute to work, but the depths of the ocean – and while we might know the route to the office like the back of our hand ...