Herbert was haunted by the specter of unstoppable dunes. In Dune, he imagined a desert that swallowed an entire planet—an ...

Scientists are still investigating the potential dangers. Researchers make stunning discovery in deepest ocean trench on ...

The startup Gigablue announced with fanfare this year that it reached a historic milestone: selling 200,000 carbon credits to fund what it describes as a groundbreaking technology in the fight ...

A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...

According to a new study by Beach.com, 92% of Americans have engaged in rude beach behavior — like setting up camp on top of ...

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

Our oceans are in trouble. Catches from many of the world's fisheries are declining, with some fishing practices destroying ...

The research offers new insights on interactions between creatures on the mysterious seafloor and sheds light on the methane ...

Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09038-3 Trace metals such as iron or zinc that are stored in deep-sea sediments are lost forever to phytoplankton on the ocean surface.

Images from the exciting encounter, which occurred 2152 meters (1.34 miles) deep in the Weddell Sea, show the vibrantly-colored squid with scratches and sucker marks on its body.

Thousands of meters below sea level, the creatures that live in the deep sea survive without direct sunlight, plants or the warmth of the sun. Much of the deep ocean is vacant, with extremely cold ...