Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a ...

Accompanying photos show the perplexing holes, which are aligned perfectly on the sediment of the ocean floor ... that the holes were created by some type of burrowing worm such as the ...

Since the first jackup was built in 1954, jackups have become the most popular type of mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) for offshore exploration and development purposes. In fact, there are ...

White smokers are hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor, usually in volcanic or tectonically ... which appear cloudy or white due to the types of minerals they release. ‘National Embarrassment ...

A new satellite has mapped Earth's ocean floors in unprecedented detail ... The team focused on three types of underwater features: abyssal hills, small seamounts and continental margins.

The deep ocean floor is so dark there’s no plants and no photosynthesis. But where seeps and vents are found, chemicals and minerals from them interact with underwater bacteria that become ...

N ow, new research from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that same type of ocean warming ... C reatures on the sea floor are especially vulnerable to temperature ...