The contents of three large metal cases have changed our understanding of life under the ocean. Inside were vials of sediment ...

The contents of three large metal cases have changed our understanding of life under the ocean. Inside were vials of sediment hauled up from a record 8km below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest body of water on Earth, but just how big is it really? Covering over 63 million square miles ...

Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. Analyses of sediment cores ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.

The Portuguese man o’ war’s reputation as one of the world’s most feared jellyfish is a complete myth – because it isn’t a ...

New scans of the bottom of the Japan Trench reveal extensive burrow structures and evidence of regular "reset" events that ...

A first-of-its-kind global assessment has revealed 603 wild animals plus five livestock taxa that do more than just inhabit the Earth – they shape it. These “animal architects” literally move their ...

A predatory amphipod, Dulcibella camanchaca, was captured about 8 kilometers below the surface of the Atacama Trench, or Peru ...

The water line was darkened by ash. Burnt remnants of washing machines and dryers and metal appliances were strewn about the ...

Heartbreaking images reveal the deadly impact of plastic pollution on ocean wildlife as Trump goes 'back to plastic' by ...