Research shows abyssal seafloor processes are crucial for trace metal cycling, influencing ocean chemistry and enhancing our ...

As Earth's largest carbon reservoir, the ocean locks carbon away from the atmosphere. However, scientists still struggle to ...

Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off the U.S. West Coast that could be teaming up with bacteria to thrive off gas bubbling from the seafloor ...

Scientists have unveiled three previously unknown species of deep-sea sea spiders that use an unusual source of nutrition: ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. NICE, ...

A massive ocean survey finds plastic in every layer of the North Atlantic, revealing how deeply it has invaded marine ecosystems.

When ice gets trapped on land as giant ice sheets, it causes the sea level to change, but it doesn’t change by the same ...

French authorities believe they have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved shipwreck more than a mile beneath the surface of ...

The global goal of protecting 30 percent of the world’s ocean by 2030 remains paramount to attendees who call for accelerated ...

Stark images, captured from a drone by environmental campaigners and shared with the BBC, appear to show how nickel mining has stripped forests and polluted waters in one of ...