Do you know that humans have only explored 5% of the ocean? 95% of the ocean is still unexplored, holding countless mysteries and undiscovered species waiting to be discovered. Among the 7 oceans of ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Atacama Trench, located off the coast of Peru and Chile, is one of the deepest oceanic regions on our planet, and scientists think it could be an ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches, researchers said in a newly published paper. The deep-sea trenches, also called Hadal ...

Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed. The deep ocean ...

This study is led by Dr. Junwei Cao and Prof. Jiasong Fang et al. from the College of Oceanography and Ecological Science, Shanghai Ocean University. Microbial ectoenzymes play essential roles in the ...

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.

Scientists discovered deep Arctic methane mounds that release gas, shape ecosystems, and inform climate risks.

Oceanic manta rays dive to record depths of 1,250 meters (4,100 feet), according to a first-of-its-kind study to examine in detail the extreme deep-diving behavior of these rays. Researchers tracked ...

The Atacama Trench, located off the coast of Peru and Chile, is one of the deepest oceanic regions on our planet, and scientists think it could be an ecological haven. A new study describes a four ...