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,…
Researchers have mapped the world's largest seagrass meadow in the Bahamas by utilizing satellite-tagged tiger sharks to explore vast underwater territories. This discovery expands the known global seagrass area by…
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 research collaboration has identified a significant acceleration in heat uptake within the deep layers of the Southern Ocean. Utilizing advanced autonomous diving floats, scientists determined that the region's…
A study from the University of Miami has uncovered how certain coral species survive rising ocean temperatures by swapping their symbiotic algae for more heat-tolerant varieties. This symbiont shuffling process…
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…
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…
