A research team based at a Norwegian university hospital has discovered a powerful anti-inflammatory molecule within the deep-sea sponge Geodia barretti. The compound effectively inhibits cytokine production in human cells,…
Scientists from Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, discovered a vast graveyard of shark teeth 5,400 meters below the Indian Ocean. The collection includes over 750 teeth from both modern species…
An international scientific expedition to the Bounty Trough off New Zealand has discovered nearly 100 new marine species. The findings include a mysterious new coral relative and various previously unknown…
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…
