Mysterious white halos emerging around sunken barrels of chemical waste on the seafloor off California's coast have been ...

Once believed to contain the pesticide DDT, new analysis shows some barrels actually held caustic alkaline waste. In 2020, striking photographs revealed rusted barrels scattered across the seafloor ...

The waste was likely dumped alongside barrels of DDT discovered in recent years. Its chemical makeup has changed the types of ...

In 2020, haunting images of corroded metal barrels in the deep ocean off Los Angeles leapt into the public consciousness.

Barrels of industrial waste dumped into the Pacific Ocean decades ago are still affecting the deep seafloor off the Los ...

Previously, scientists thought only microbes and viruses could live beneath the seafloor crust where tectonic plates meet.

Scientists have revealed how much of the vast deep ocean floor humankind has observed, and it's a staggeringly small amount. According to a new study published May 7 in the journal Science Advances, ...

We know next to nothing about 99.999 percent of the seafloor. How one researcher plans to democratize deep-sea exploration.

The ocean is one of Earth's greatest mysteries, with miles of unexplored terrain that scientists are still trying to uncover.

A new study reveals that global ocean analysis products can effectively replace expensive in-situ sound speed measurements for precise seafloor positioning. The research demonstrates that using sound ...

Our analyses suggest ancient sharks were probably benthic – meaning they lived on or close to the sea floor. Pelagic sharks ...