The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team ...

Lead University of Victoria researcher says seafloor sediments make up one of the planet's largest stores of carbon ...

A new study led by UVic postdoctoral fellow Graham Epstein, suggests that marine protected areas (MPAs) could play a key role ...

A proposed tidal energy scheme on Liverpool's River Mersey is entering an early assessment and consultation phase. This multi ...

A new B.C.-led study has mapped 274 carbon hot spots found on Canada's sea floor. Flat, cold and seemingly devoid of life — ...

From the flamboyant blossoms and birds of rainforests to the living rainbows of coral reefs, Earth’s surface is teeming with ...

Foraminifera, though eukaryotic, have adapted to use chemoautotrophy to enable them to survive where oxygen and sunlight are ...

Going to law was gross over-reaction. Incurring unnecessary spending at a time when the council is constantly protesting it’s ...

The long-awaited $25 million Harbor dredging project starts on Monday as contractors begin digging a 9-acre pit in a shallow South cove where seven decades of a working waterfront's industrial sins ...

The Trump administration is considering deep-sea mining for essential minerals. The ocean floor contains valuable resources ...

A new study sheds light on how a species of foraminifera, single-celled organisms found in almost all marine habitats, thrives in a dark, oxygen-free environment.