Photo Credit: NASA Oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where fish and animals cannot survive, have been expanding in the open ocean and coastal waters for several decades as a result of human ...

This research could also have critical implications for human activity in the deep ocean ... The three-year research initiative will focus on deep-sea areas in the Pacific Ocean, including parts of ...

Deep within the unexplored realms of our planet, researchers have recently uncovered a frightening new predator—a discovery ...

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

The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.

The deepest regions of Earth's oceans, known as the abyssal and hadal zones, lie at least as far under the water's surface as ...

Africa is undergoing a gradual geological transformation, with tectonic forces slowly pulling the continent apart. This ...

Recent scientific discoveries reveal two extraordinary phenomena that could change our understanding of Earth's hydrology.

A collaborative project Seabed 2030 has made significant progress by mapping a new area in the Arctic Ocean. The initiative, which aims to map the entire global seafloor by 2030, utilizes advanced ...

An accumulation of weak to moderate earthquakes has been recorded around the Greek island of Santorini since 24 January. The ...

PROVIDENCE — A Newport, R.I.-based US Coast Guard crew has returned home after seizing more than 8,000 pounds of cocaine ...