Analysis of the sediment in Belize’s Great Blue Hole shows a concerning trend. Blue holes, the name for collapsed limestone ...

Many deep-sea soft coral species light up briefly when bumped — or when stroked with a paintbrush. That’s what scientists used, attached to a remote-controlled underwater rover, to identify ...

Scientists have discovered that tropical cyclones in the Caribbean region are becoming more frequent, which may be related to global warming. Research conducted in the Great Blue Hole in the Caribbean ...

Along the way, the research team used its underwater ... deep-sea habitats for other organisms much like coral reefs do in shallower waters. The team turned up some of its most bizarre finds in ...

Environmentalists said the presence of dark oxygen showed just how little is known about life at these extreme depths, and supported their case that deep-sea ... a vast underwater region of ...