The deep sea holds many secrets, with more than 80% of it being unmapped, unexplored, and unseen by any human in history. The discovery of “dark oxygen” found 13,000 feet under the sea has ...

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

When we think of the ocean, what often comes to mind are familiar sights– coral reefs, fishing boats, and waves breaking ...

New research suggests that “dark oxygen” is being produced at the bottom of the ocean’s abyss, where mining companies want to harvest key materials used in batteries.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about chimpanzee "conversations," oxygen from the bottom of the ocean and how a computer program may warn of rogue waves.

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

It could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like sharks. Read more at ...

A new review of ocean data suggests that more than 99.999 percent of the global deep seafloor has never been seen by humans. But what does that really mean? “In scientific papers, some people ...

The speed of these waves is influenced by the depth of the ocean: in deeper water, they can travel at speeds of up to 500 miles per hour. Approximately 80% of tsunamis are caused by earthquakes.