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…
A study by the University of Maryland School of Medicine reveals that warming oceans are pushing Vibrio vulnificus infections further north into previously unaffected regions. Hospital research teams found a…
Scientists at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research have discovered that the marine fungus Parengyodontium album can break down polyethylene plastic. The process requires initial exposure to UV light…
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…
Researchers in the Solomon Islands have discovered the world's largest single coral colony, a Pavona clavus specimen measuring 34 meters wide. Estimated to be up to 500 years old, the…
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…
Researchers have discovered that mineral nodules on the deep-ocean floor produce oxygen through electrolysis, a process occurring without sunlight. This "dark oxygen" production challenges the scientific consensus that photosynthesis is…
