Deep-sea sediment cores, therefore, aren't just ancient records—they're essential guides for navigating a rapidly changing climate.

FEW geophysical problems have such important bearings as that of sampling undisturbed sediment cores of great length from ocean deeps. Questions pertaining to the permanence of ocean basins or ...

Scientists have discovered an area in the Red Sea with natural death traps in the region believed to be the location where Moses parted the waters.

Scientists delving into the unexplored regions of the Red Sea have uncovered perilous natural traps on the ocean floor. They identified brine pools located nearly 4,000 feet beneath the surface of ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

For the second study, published in Nature Geoscience, Jones and his co-authors focused on deep sea cores of lithified sediments from offshore southwest Australia, which he and colleagues collected ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.

Mucus-Covered Jellyfish Hint at Dangers of Deep-Sea Mining Shipboard experiments suggested that sediment from the exploitation of metals in the ocean could be harmful to marine life. Share full ...

Scientists exploring the Red Sea have discovered natural death traps believed to be where Moses parted the waters in the Bible.

Massive underwater eruption may preview deep-sea mining destruction Scientists are exploring the underwater aftermath of the 2022 Hunga eruption.