An international team of researchers has discovered that metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor produce oxygen -- 13,000 feet below the surface. Discovery challenges long-held assumptions that ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.

Scientists mapping a part of the bottom of the ocean humans haven't properly researched before needed to use robots for their ...

Despite covering most of Earth's surface and providing crucial resources, the deep ocean remains largely unseen and misunderstood. A recent study published in Science Advances reveals that ...

Researchers captured this image of a sea anemone on the ocean floor during a 45-day expedition to the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean. NHMDeepSea Group/Natural History Museum, UK ...

But polymetallic nodules may not have just helped start life on Earth—they may also continue to keep it going near the ocean floor. And this poses a major issue for viewing them as a potential ...

The ocean is a source of life and resilience—for people and cultures, for livelihoods, for climate stability. But it's under ...

The study, published in Science Advances, equates the area seen by human eyes to being even smaller than the state of Rhode Island. Ocean Discovery League ...

A new oxygen source found at the bottom of the ocean has scientists scratching their heads. The “dark oxygen,” as some have referred to it, appears to be created by a chemical reaction that ...

This process occurs on the deep ocean floor, where light cannot penetrate. In 2024, researchers announced that they had discovered strange nodules 13,000 feet beneath the ocean's surface that ...

The U.S. takes a step toward allowing mining on the ocean floor, a fragile ecosystem He would have assumed the area seen by humanity was less than 1% of the total, he says, but was still surprised ...