An international research team has discovered a previously unknown ecosystem living in cavities beneath the seafloor of the East Pacific Rise. By overturning volcanic crust near hydrothermal vents, scientists found…
Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discovered a mysterious, golden, dome-shaped object on the seafloor off the coast of Alaska. The specimen, found at a depth of…
Scientists at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary have identified why thousands of octopuses migrate to the Davidson Seamount. The discovery highlights the role of geothermal heat in accelerating embryo…
NOAA researchers have mapped the largest deep-sea coral reef habitat discovered to date, located on the Blake Plateau off the U.S. Atlantic coast. The area covers 6.4 million acres and…
An international research team led by the Schmidt Ocean Institute has discovered four massive underwater mountains and over 100 potentially new marine species off the coast of Chile. The expedition…
