As the search intensifies for the submersible that lost contact with its mother ship on Sunday as it descended to the wreck of the Titanic, many are wondering how deep the ocean is and what exactly ...

Microplastics are so pervasive they have even been discovered in the deepest known part of the ocean: the Mariana Trench. While it has been long understood that microplastics exist on the surface of ...

Last year, deep-sea scientists discovered the phenomenon of “dark oxygen.” This bizarre finding challenges the long-held belief that oxygen is only produced through photosynthesis. Now, scientists are ...

The deepest parts of the ocean are the least explored places on the planet. In fact, only about 5 percent of the ocean has been explored at all. From what has been explored, we know that the average ...

With almost 40 years of experience in physical oceanography and ocean sciences, and having participated in and led over 20 major ocean expeditions and numerous international research projects, Dr.

Publishing in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, researchers at Kyushu University report that they have developed a new method to more accurately analyze the distribution of small ...