The Arctic Ocean is more than just icy waters, it harbors vibrant ecosystems — but it also harbors valuable oil, gas, and ...

Shanghai Jiao Tong University along with multiple collaborating institutions including the University of Copenhagen and ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

On the abyssal plains, at depths between 3,000 and 6,000 meters, polymetallic nodules are scattered across millions of square ...

Sandwiched between the freezing cold of Earth’s coldest continent and the warmth of its southernmost active volcano, the ...

RECENT discoveries have identified 866 new marine species, including sharks, lobsters, corals, and deep-sea sponges, as part ...

Unusual ocean events like the surfacing of oarfish, mass whale strandings, and anglerfish near shore indicate potential ...

The research facility of cold-seep ecosystem, a megaproject whose launch was recently announced in South China's Guangdong ...

China has begun construction of a deep-sea research platform in Guangzhou, marking a major step in the country's efforts to ...

The first ever assessment of litter in Mediterranean's deepest place located in Greece's eastern Ionian Sea has detected huge ...