Dr. Luis Buatois (Ph.D.) traces a series of hexagons with his finger, following the path carved by tiny organisms millions of ...

By studying elephant seals' hunting patterns, scientists have discovered a new way to monitor deep-sea fish populations.

Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...

The Climate Action Forum discussed ocean ecosystems and their role in climate adaptation and mitigation, during a series of ...

The Borealis Mud Volcano, a 7,000-year-old deep-sea formation in the Arctic Ocean, supports marine life and aids climate ...

Scientists will be able to work for up to a month in the facility that will be anchored 2,000 metres below the surface.

The phenomenon of 'dark oxygen,' whereby deep-sea metallic nodules generate oxygen without sunlight, is reshaping our ...

An international team of marine biologists has documented the highest known count of deep-sea species living in methane seeps ...

Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...

Minister says opposition to the fledgling industry was rooted in “shrill” environmental alarmism. Read more at ...

One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at ...

CHINA has unveiled plans for a deep-sea mega-lab that will be hidden 6,500ft down in the bitterly contested South China Sea. The underwater base will study “cold seep” ecosystems ...