On land, we're familiar with heat waves and cold snaps. But the deep sea also experiences prolonged periods of hot and cold.

By one count America spends 150 times more on space exploration than ocean research. Scientists have mapped almost every ...

The ocean layer these extremes affect is called the twilight zone – between 200 and 1,000 metres deep. These depths are home to many important fish species and plankton. In fact, this zone has ...

(UM News Service) The ocean’s twilight zone is deep, dark and – according to recent research – iron deficient. No sunlight ...

Oct. 21, 2024 — A new modeling study shows that the El Nino event, a huge blob of warm ocean water in the tropical Pacific Ocean that can change rainfall patterns around the globe, was present ...

Ocean’s head of insight Steve Bernard outlines the findings of two consumer studies conducted during Paris 2024. This summer ...

Researchers found that MHWs deep in oceans may be “significantly under-reported” and caused by ocean currents. However, they ...

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A variety of sea life clusters around the vents, which belch out elements that help bacteria, mussels, tube worms and other animals survive at extreme ocean depths. The vent ecosystem has been ...

"It was once believed that only microbes and viruses inhabited the subseafloor crust beneath hydrothermal vents," the study ...

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is in for a wild ride.