Off the volcanic ridges of the Eastern Pacific, deep beneath the surface where sunlight never reaches, a team of researchers ...

The ocean floor is becoming a massive plastic dump, with debris accumulating in deep-sea canyons and harming marine life.

Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There ...

Fujitsu uses a microwave-sized underwater drone that can zig-zag across the ocean floor, scanning and identifying plant species that gather CO2 and then store it.

Marine turbidites are layers of mud and sand deposited on the deep ocean floor by massive underwater landslides and are often ...

Diving to the seafloor reveals a side of the ocean few people ever experience. Light softens, movement slows, and details become clearer. The environment feels untouched and distant from the surface ...

Beneath the Pacific Ocean, about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, a massive underwater volcano is preparing to erupt. Scientists monitoring Axial Seamount have detected a surge in seismic activity, ...

The seabed off southern Japan has long held shapes that look out of place. Divers near Amami Oshima Island began noticing ...

Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside have learned how stingrays are able to swim with ...

Since its invention in the 1980s, 3D printing has steadily moved from research labs ...

Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have learned how stingrays ...