A new study from the University of Manchester and the United Kingdom's National Oceanography Centre has uncovered a hidden transport system for microplastics. Deep-sea "avalanches," or turbidity ...

Cracking, creaking ice at the bottom of the world is quietly shaping the future climate you live in. New research from ...

"A powerful milestone for our shared ocean is about to be achieved," writes columnist Dan Haifley. "The United Nations’ High Seas Treaty will go into effect on Jan. 17 after two decades of ...

A warming climate doesn't just affect dry land — it affects the ocean, too. For many years, Earth's ocean has acted as a heat sink for climate change: A large part of the heat generated by human use ...

The Southern Ocean is wild and dynamic. It experiences Earth's strongest winds and largest waves. It is home to city-sized icebergs and the biggest ocean current on the globe, as well as tiny ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, tiny plastic fragments are accumulating in thick, drifting clouds that rival any garbage patch at the top of the sea. What once looked like a surface litter problem is ...

A world-first study led by Museums Victoria Research Institute has revealed that beneath the cold, dark, pressurized world of the deep sea, marine life is far more globally connected than previously ...

Deep beneath the ocean's surface, a groundbreaking DNA study reveals that the deep sea is far more globally connected than once thought. By analyzing thousands of brittle stars preserved in museum ...

Giant amphipod species Alicella gigantea, once thought to be very rare, is found to inhabit the majority of Earth's deep ocean floors.