Oxygen, the molecule that supports intelligent life as we know it, is largely made by plants. Whether underwater or on land, ...

Caymanostella scrippscognaticausa, named after the Scripps family group that helped fund the study, has a pentagonal body and ...

Scientists uncover unique bacteria within Gulf of Mexico's coral reefs, revealing insights into coral survival in the ocean’s ...

An ocean expedition to a dynamic marine realm off the little-explored Chilean coast — with seeps and vents emitting nutrients ...

A discussion of deep-sea mining of critical minerals on the ocean floor, the importance of critical minerals for the clean ...

How "dark oxygen" found in seabed nodules may be crucial for marine life but faces risks from seabed mining. Learn about its ...

A group of guide dog puppies from Hull and East Yorkshire have been exploring “under the sea” in Hull.

Intensive seabed trawling may accelerate carbon emissions, as new research reveals its disruptive impact on ocean sediments.

Sowerby’s beaked whales are a deep-diving species that favour habitats far offshore out at the edge of the continental shelf and beyond, where they can dive to over 2,000m on a single breath in search ...

It was not until decades later, when I read Rachel Carson’s The Sea All Around Us, that I learned about the Sargasso Sea. It ...

It was back in October 1990 when Sunderland man Graham Herbertson received the Queen ’s award for bravery. It came after he ...

Animal life is flourishing underneath the seafloor according to a new study of deep-sea hydrothermal vents, suggesting this mysterious landscape has complex ecosystems. Hydrothermal vents are ...