How deep does the ocean go ... But the size of the shelf and how quickly it descends toward the deepest parts of the ocean, known as the abyssal plain, varies from place to place.

Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...

In 1977 scientists discovered that at the deepest parts of the ocean ... where there might be mineral deposits in the oceans. Deep-ocean study has since been carried out mostly by biologists ...

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The mysterious creature was filmed in the ocean near Antarctica. Scientists documented the juvenile, which could grow to more than 1,000 pounds.

Geoscientists have used earthquakes to study the composition of the lower portion of the Earth’s mantle under the Pacific Ocean – and ... kind of material these deep structures are made ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Transformational Play are hoping a virtual trip into the watery abyss will inspire connection with ocean ecosystems, even for people who’ve never ...

The open ocean’s twilight zone, a vast deep ecosystem rich in fish biomass ... that are happening on the surface or in the upper parts of the ocean are affecting the ocean at those depths ...