In the darkness nearly a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, where the pressure would crush a human and temperatures hover just ...

Tourist submarines offer a way for passengers to explore the ocean without having to train as a diver or grow gills. Staying dry is a nice perk, but the real appeal is seeing sea life up close without ...

For us land-dwellers, being crushed under several miles of ocean water wouldn’t end very well. But for a deep-sea dwelling ctenophore, also known as a comb jelly, being brought up to the surface can ...

"I thought the deep ocean could be warming, but not so fast." Scientists reveal unexpected trend unfolding deep beneath ocean ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Vanguard, a new subsea human habitat, will immerse researchers for weeks, allowing them to observe the ocean’s complexity and ...

Deep beneath the ocean's surface, a groundbreaking DNA study reveals that the deep sea is far more globally connected than once thought. By analyzing thousands of brittle stars preserved in museum ...

Strange organisms that get their energy from chemical reactions instead of the sun have been discovered at the bottom of ocean trenches up to 31,000 feet deep in the northwest Pacific between Russia ...

In a step toward better understanding how the ocean sequesters carbon, new findings from UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators challenge the current view of how carbon dioxide is "fixed" in ...