Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to ...

Militaries and startups use artificial intelligence to sift through vast amounts of data and power autonomous underwater ...

Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. Analyses of sediment cores ...

The deadly phenomenon has affectionately been called the 'ice finger of death' and occurs under sea ice in Antarctica.

Marine biologists will drop 120 tonnes of rubble onto the sea floor off the coast of south-west Victoria to grow new sponge ...

New scans of the bottom of the Japan Trench reveal extensive burrow structures and evidence of regular "reset" events that ...

Bottles of Rathfinny Wine Estate's Classic Cuvee wine were sunk to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Norway ...

The contents of three large metal cases have changed our understanding of life under the ocean. Inside were vials of sediment hauled up from a record 8km below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

In the dark of the deep ocean floor, where sunlight seldom reaches, sponge gardens flourish in spectacular colours and formations. These plant-like organisms attached to rocky shelves are ...

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine ...

Scientists delving into the unexplored regions of the Red Sea have uncovered perilous natural traps on the ocean floor. They identified brine pools located nearly 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the ...

According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers found an unexpected surge of the radioactive ...