Rarely seen deep-sea barreleye fish filmed in 4K

During a recent expedition aboard the research vessel David Packard, MBARI scientists encountered a rarely seen barreleye ...

Rare glob-eyed fish spotted in ocean’s twilight zone

Few deep-sea species will cause an entire research vessel’s crew to rush into the control room to catch a glimpse—but the ...

The deep ocean’s protection against warming started to change in 2016. Nobody knows what happens now

Every southern spring and summer, sea ice around Antarctica melts with the change of season. The melt injects fresh water ...
The Diplomat

Japan Advances Deep-Sea Mining as Support for a Moratorium Grows

As the first country to have continuously retrieved rare-earth mud from such depths, Japan is in a position to influence the ...
ScienceAlert on MSN

Viral Deep-Sea Expedition Found a Real-Life Patrick From SpongeBob, And 57 New Species

This bootylicious 'Patrick Star' lives alongside dozens of species we've never seen before. (ROV SuBastian/ROV ...

Scientists Sound Alarm as Antarctica’s Ocean Grows Saltier for the First Time in 130,000 Years

Gayen and his colleagues obtained direct observational evidence of this change. The researchers analyzed data from the global Argo program—a network of nearly 4,000 robotic floats that measure the ...

Oil Spills Wreak Havoc on the Bottom of the Ocean, Even a Decade Later

While oil is known to float, new research finds that over time it can permeate even extremely deep marine habitats, with ...

Deep-Sea Rocks Spontaneously Combusted After Scientists Brought Them to the Surface

In a recent paper published in Scientific Reports, researchers from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) warn that some rocks containing deep-sea minerals may catch fire once at the surface. The ...
ScienceAlert on MSN

16 Years After Deepwater Horizon Spill, Deep Sea Life in The Gulf of Mexico Shows No Sign of Recovery

Early response to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion. (US Coast Guard) In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig failed ...
Forbes

Scientists Discover Over 1,000 New Ocean Species In Landmark Deep Sea Exploration

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Often called "ghost sharks," Chimaeras are among the most mysterious inhabitants of the deep ...
NOAA

How deep is the ocean?

Active "smoker" hydrothermal vent chimneys about 9 meters tall are found deep in the Mariana Arc region in the Western Pacific Ocean. Credit: Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean ...