The deep ocean remains one of Earth’s last great frontiers — a pitch-black, high-pressure world where sunlight never reaches ...

Human waste, mostly plastic, was found in abundance at the deepest part of the Mediterranean called the Calypso Deep, 3.1 ...

Microscopic image of Sericosura sea spider. Image via Shana Goffredi “While the deep sea feels far away, all organisms are interconnected, and the processes in one ecosystem affect the other,” ...

Since the deep-sea ecosystem likely plays such a key role in keeping methane away from Earth’s atmosphere, Goffredi said one day, the same type of microbes found on the Sericosura spiders could ...

News & Views Published: 25 January 2016 Marine biogeochemistry Phytoplankton in a witch's brew Michael Behrenfeld Nature Geoscience 9, 194–195 (2016) Cite this article ...

It’s like the video game version of a poem, or a silent film. In the game, you move around, solve puzzles, and when you do so you convert the sand to sea water. It’s a very satisfying experience.

Research ships rarely brave the Greenland Sea in winter. Early this year, scientists ventured into the ice-covered waters to capture crucial data about the planet’s future.

Because of its deep ocean environment, this mighty crustacean, which is only roughly four centimeters in length, can also withstand pressures up to 800 times stronger than pressures found on land.

CBS News Los Angeles The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is warning of ocean water recreation at several county beaches on Monday, as bacterial levels tested high.