Learn how microscopic fossils reveal that tiny seafloor organisms were already feeding and recycling nutrients soon after one ...

The bow of the Titanic tells only half the story. The stern reveals what happened after control was lost. Structural failure, ...

An expedition off the coast of Massachusetts has confirmed the existence of a freshwater reservoir beneath the seafloor. Now, ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden freshwater reservoir beneath the Atlantic Ocean, buried for over 20,000 years.

Ancient microbial activity preserved in deep seafloor sediments challenges assumptions about where fragile traces of early ...

The Trump administration is accelerating the permitting timeline for deep-seabed mining applications. The National Oceanic ...

The asteroid that struck the Earth 66 million years ago devastated life across the planet, wiping out the dinosaurs and other organisms in a hail of fire and catastrophic climate change. But new ...

They’ve been called “bubble chasers,” and “seep seekers,” though they sometimes call themselves “flare hunters.” They’re a ...

Cypress tree forest on the seafloor off Alabama reveals how extreme storms and rising seas transformed the coastline 75,000 ...

Startling findings in 2024 suggested that metallic nodules on the sea floor produce oxygen and might support life. Now ...

A crash incident was caught on camera in a public area. The footage shows a sudden collision that occurred unexpectedly, ...

An international team's seafloor study revealed one reason why the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami were so devastating. The ...