Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature ...

Just 6 kilometers (about 4 miles) of briny water separate the ocean's surface from the depths known as the hadal zone.

Researchers have uncovered over 7,500 new microbial species in the hadal zone, highlighting the extreme environmental ...

Protecting coastal groundwater systems and microbial communities requires monitoring, technological innovation, policies ...

Bigelow Laboratory researchers and students have applied an innovative method for studying chemical processes at the individual cell level to advance understanding of Maine’s coastal sediments and the ...

By collecting samples after climbing a high peak and firing rockets with special traps into the upper atmosphere, scientists ...

Billy Hickey for The New York Times Supported by By Delger Erdenesanaa This article was produced in partnership with the ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.

RECENT discoveries have identified 866 new marine species, including sharks, lobsters, corals, and deep-sea sponges, as part ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed the presence of thousands of previously unknown microbes thriving in the hadal zone, the ...

Princeton University and Xiamen University researchers report that in tropical and subtropical oligotrophic waters, ocean ...