Underwater avalanches, or "submarine landslides," might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but they’re a real danger ...

An underwater volcano near Tonga revealed how sediment spreads, disrupts marine life, and raises questions about deep-sea ...

Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, sediment cores hold secrets that could reshape how scientists predict Earth's climate future. These deep-sea layers capture snapshots of ancient oceans ...

Company received a major boost in April when Trump issued an executive order asserting America’s right to mine beneath the ...

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the ...

What 25-million-year-old ocean sediment can teach us about our planet’s future. Published:10/9/2023 10/9/2023 • By Yvaine Ye. ... Jennings and two dozen scientists use a long drill that can pierce the ...

"Today, only about 0.2% of the ocean floor is covered with anoxic sediments, similar to those found in the Black Sea. At the time of the T-OAE, 183 million years ago, it was 6% to 8% of the ocean ...

Similar openings on the sea floor were first spotted 18 years ago along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Their origins remain unknown. Scientists are asking the public for their thoughts.

The ocean floor is depicted in black, sediment in brown and hydrothermal circulation in blue. In a, heat loss is by advection; in b, by advection and conduction; and in c by conduction alone ...

The team sampled sediment cores from the Pacific Ocean’s Japan Trench off the coast of Honshu. The group studied the hadal zone—the deepest part of the ocean—at about 4.66 miles (7.5 ...

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.