While exploring the ocean in a deep-sea submersible, scientists say they discovered a flourishing ecosystem capable of ...

Life is amazing. It’s survived everything from asteroid impacts to ice ages to continental drift and simply continued ...

Aboard the Chikyu — the world’s largest scientific drilling ship — 60 scientists teamed up with experienced drillers to ...

Expedition 405 of the International Ocean Discovery Programme embarked on a mission to the Japan Trench, where scientists ...

The creatures were found in the ocean's deepest trench zone, where documentation of such marine communities is exceptionally ...

In September 1972, a research vessel called the USNS Hayes discovered the deepest part of the Arctic Ocean and named it after ...

Scientists have recently uncovered a groundbreaking discovery in the ocean’s depths, revealing a new form of life that could ...

Expedition 405 drilled into Japan Trench fault, site of 2011 quake, collecting cores and data to learn how massive earthquakes and tsunamis are triggered.

Going deep Saturday, June 8, is the 15th World Oceans Day. Mapping the seafloor The oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface. The marine ecosystem is the largest and most abundant in the ...

The oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface. The marine ecosystem is the largest and most abundant in the world. But most of the ocean is permanently dark and incredibly difficult to ...

Here’s how many zones are in the ocean and how they are different.