Beneath the surface of the South China Sea, researchers have identified a vast sinkhole in the seafloor that functions as a ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

A new program puts scientists and storytellers aboard Sea Dragon to connect adventure sailing with ocean conservation. The ...

Europa’s subsurface ocean might be getting fed after all. Scientists found that salty, nutrient-rich surface ice can become ...

"The structures that we were able to identify in the images are clearly the mouth of a river into an ocean." The post ...

Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ...

Marine microbes cooperate far more than they compete, reshaping how scientists understand ocean ecosystems and climate ...

A group of German scientists tested the effects of a more acidic ocean on sharks’ teeth and found that future generations of ...

New findings show that some coastal regions will become far more acidic than scientists once thought, with upwelling systems pulling deep, CO2-rich waters to the surface and greatly intensifying ...

The Decadal Survey will advise the National Science Foundation’s Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) on forward-looking approaches to guide investments in research, infrastructure, and workforce ...

The Earth's crust is composed of approximately 15 to 20 tectonic plates, which float on molten magma beneath the Earth.