A newly discovered mechanism could explain the shock finding last year that oxygen is produced by metallic nodules on the ...

The first phase of the MEER research was a joint effort of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Institute of Deep-sea Science ...

Foraminifera are single-celled marine organisms with a calcareous shell. They not only provide evidence of past habitats, but ...

Sediment samples from the Ross Sea coastline are revealing insights into how animals like elephant seals and Adélie penguins ...

Adélie penguins have unknowingly documented the changing climate of Antarctica—not in journals or fossils, but through their ...

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: a volcano scientist who does her work in the middle of the Pacific Ocean—at the ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

The deep-sea, covering more than 60% of the Earth's surface, is a realm of mystery. It hosts a diverse range of geological features, which are all subject ...

What do you do with a big hole in the ground? You fill it, of course. The first phase of the long-awaited $25 million Portland Harbor dredging project — construction of a 9-acre confined aquatic ...

Independent researchers from the MiningImpact project and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources ...

Xu Xun, director of BGI-Research, emphasized the importance of the research in redefining human understanding of deep-sea life and the responsibility it entails. The studies unveil not only secrets of ...

For some strange reason, I love reading true adventure books, namely books about mountain climbing or deep-sea diving ...