Looking out of the Fendouzhe submersible, more than nine kilometres below the ocean surface, Mengran Du knew she was seeing ...

Aquarius Reef Base,” curated by artist and diver Hope Ginsburg, is on display at Birch Aquarium through February.

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have ...

One of the most attractive targets for deep sea mining advocates is the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a continent-sized ...

Earth’s oceans are perhaps the most beautiful and awe-inspiring natural areas on the planet, but they also hold some of the ...

Explore the remarkable similarities and differences between sperm whales and giant squid, from size and behavior to diet and ...

A new study highlights the key role the Southern Ocean plays in the Earth’s climate system. Around 12,000 years ago, the last ...

A team from the US based Schmidt Ocean Institute and its research vessel MV Falkor together with scientists from Argentina ...

Taam Ja reveals a 274-meter abyss in Chetumal Bay, the second-deepest blue hole on the planet and a mystery hidden beneath ...

From remote tropical treasures to Mediterranean icons shaped by centuries of history, the world is dotted with islands that ...

Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an ...

Far below the familiar blue of the oceans, scientists are uncovering evidence of a vast hidden reservoir of water locked ...