Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate,” raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been ...

Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed. The deep ocean ...

After 74 days at sea, scientists have completed a pioneering drilling expedition off Nantucket, confirming the presence of large freshwater aquifers beneath the ocean floor. The focus now shifts to ...

A deep-sea exploration off the coast of Hawaii has revealed a striking natural formation on the Pacific seafloor that’s left marine scientists momentarily speechless: a structure resembling a “yellow ...

Yeti crabs, shrimp, sea worms and starfish. And that’s just to name a few. They live between 1,800 and 3,600 meters below the Pacific Ocean off the shores of Costa Rica. A team of scientists, led by ...

A piece of seaweed on the ocean floor turned out to be so much more, according to one scuba diver who tried her luck for days ...

Undersea agriculture. Deep sea mining. Human colonies on the ocean floor. These were the dreams of Capt. George Bond, a Navy medical officer. It was the age of exploration. While NASA made front-page ...

The Metals Company is developing tech to harvest metal-rich nodules from the ocean floor. The company has no revenue and is still awaiting regulatory approval to begin mining. A recent U.S. permit ...