The bold question-askers at What If explore what happens when humans dump 3.5 billion tons of trash into the deep ocean.

A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near ...

Amanda Dedicatoria described towering hydrothermal vents rising from the ocean floor like underwater skyscrapers. Just hours ...

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is yet to formally announce whether it will begin the process of reviewing a controversial application to begin extracting seabed metals. But if, ...

A space burial mission by a German startup, intended to send the ashes of 166 people into orbit, ended in tragedy when the ...

On June 25, the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), a department within the federal government that manages the ...

Pacific sleeper sharks were spotted in the South China Sea - 1,800 miles from home - offering new clues about deep-ocean ...

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows ...

Oceans are facing a multitude of climate-induced stresses including acidification, sea-level rise, warming waters, and ice ...

For Mississippi State University, it’s that time when the rodeo paves the way, allowing the sampling of hundreds of fish.

In recent years, the Southern Ocean has undergone one of the most dramatic environmental shifts observed anywhere on Earth.