My team discovered ‘dark oxygen’ on the seafloor – now we’re trying to understand how it was made
The discovery of dark oxygen clearly has potential implications for the deep-sea mining industry. Deep-sea mining would ...
The Deep Ocean Floor Where MH370 Could Be Hiding
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is likely resting on the floor of one of the least-mapped sections of the ocean, according to ...
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Watch enormous deep-sea spiders crawl around sub-Antarctic seafloor
Scientists have captured stunning video of a dinner-plate-size sea spider crawling on the seafloor off the South Sandwich ...
Giant deep-sea spider spotted crawling on ocean floor near Antarctica
Giant deep-sea spider spotted crawling on ocean floor near Antarctica - Researchers suspect species grows so large partly due to cold temperatures of their environment ...
New desalination technology being tested in California could lower costs of tapping seawater
A new desalination technology is undergoing testing in Southern California. Water managers hope it will offer an ...
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The Arctic Seafloor Is Full of Life — And We’re About to Destroy It
The Arctic Ocean is more than just icy waters, it harbors vibrant ecosystems — but it also harbors valuable oil, gas, and ...
A huge iceberg broke off Antarctica – what scientists found under it startled them
Researchers were working off the coast of Antarctica when it happened: a gigantic iceberg about 30km long cracked off the ice ...
Sub on ocean floor comes into contact with deep-sea monster that predates dinosaurs in chilling footage
Footage of a submersible capturing some intriguing footage of a pre-historic sea animal has resurfaced, as it was making its ...
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We may have discovered how dark oxygen is being made in the deep sea
A newly discovered mechanism could explain the shock finding last year that oxygen is produced by metallic nodules on the ...
Blobfish, once dubbed 'world's ugliest animal,' named fish of the year in New Zealand
Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...
'Dark oxygen': a deep-sea discovery that has split scientists
Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight?