A high-temperature hydrothermal vent field discovered on Puy des Folles Seamount on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at approximately 6,562 feet in depth. Schmidt Ocean Institute Thousands of feet beneath the ...

Earth and planetary sciences professor Andrew Fisher will lead hydrogeology simulations to study how water, heat, and ...

Far below the reach of sunlight, the deep ocean is stitched together by pockets of warmth and chemistry that function like ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

As the Arctic Ocean loses its sea ice due to climate change, sunlight penetrates deeper into the water and encourages the growth of tiny plant-like organisms (phytoplankton). But to thrive, they need ...

Saturn's moon Titan was once suggested to possibly contain hidden life inside its huge subsurface ocean, but these hopes may have been scuppered by a new discovery. Titan is likely uninhabitable from ...

Icebergs towered over molecular biologist Peter Thielen as he maneuvered an inflatable motorboat through a fjord on the western Antarctic Peninsula in early 2023. A senior scientist at Johns Hopkins ...

Deep-sea researchers have launched a groundbreaking project to investigate "dark oxygen"—a form of oxygen produced in total darkness on the ocean floor. The initiative follows last year's discovery of ...

Homeschooled kids got the chance to tour the Ocean Institute in Dana Point and learn about the area’s rich sea life and maritime history. The center is usually open to larger school school groups ...

The Prince of Wales has described the challenge of protecting the world's oceans as "like none that we have ever faced before." In a speech delivered to the Blue Economy and Finance Forum in Monaco, ...

Filmmakers Toby Nowlan and Keith Scholey worked closely with Attenborugh to bring "his greatest message" to life at 99-years-old. We're more connected to the ocean than you may think, and naturalist ...