Under-sea mountains are key locations for predators -- with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows.

University of Houston professor touts geology analogous with Harbour Energy's play-opening Timpan wildcat offshore Indonesia ...

For years, ocean exploration has been largely dominated by automated systems and remote-operated vehicles (ROVs), but the DSMV promises to revolutionise how humans interact with the deep sea. By ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

For decades, scientists have sought reliable ways to reconstruct Earth’s ancient history, deciphering geological events that ...

Dr. Luis Buatois (Ph.D.) traces a series of hexagons with his finger, following the path carved by tiny organisms millions of ...

In Colombia, coastal erosion caused by a combination of climate change and environmentally destructive industrial agriculture ...

At least three explanations are under consideration, each of which could have dramatically reshaped planetary conditions for ...

[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We ...

Researchers from the NGO Condrik Tenerife have captured what they say are the first images of an adult black seadevil anglerfish, also known by its scientific name Melanocetus johnsonii, alive near ...

The sediment cores from the Aegean Sea are a reminder that every innovation, every empire, leaves a trace—sometimes buried deep beneath the waves. The findings appeared in the journal ...