Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. Analyses of sediment cores ...
Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...
Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.
Dr. Luis Buatois (Ph.D.) traces a series of hexagons with his finger, following the path carved by tiny organisms millions of ...
Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.
One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at ...
Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...
After years of discussion and technical assessments, China has finally approved a deep-sea research facility that could ...
Scientists will be able to work for up to a month in the facility that will be anchored 2,000 metres below the surface.