Huzzah! The mystery of an unidentified golden object that had been discovered on the ocean floor off Alaska’s Pacific Coast ...

This enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins ...

The new deep-sea atlas underscores Beijing’s interest in ocean mining, its military ambitions and its claims to disputed ...

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Researchers have applied a temperature proxy to exceptionally well-preserved fossil phytoplankton for the first time. The ...

New research suggests that the origins of life may be tied not only to deep-sea hydrothermal vents but also to environments ...

A team of geoscientists from Leicester has helped confirm the existence of "ancient" freshened water sealed beneath the ...

Whidbey Island is in the midst of the annual Earth and Ocean Month, during which more than 40 events and activities are planned. The range of eco-friendly events stretches from a festival to a ...

A scuba diver in Florida was suddenly yanked off the ocean floor and dragged 60 yards to the surface when a boat tangled with the dive flag, to which the diver was attached by rope. Stephanie Holtey ...

We’ve barely explored the ocean’s floor. This new 3D map offers 10,000 new spots to look at next. Composite satellite visualizations of the Earth. National Geographic Explorer Katy Croff Bell has ...

Dozens of Chinese research vessels are on a quest to map the sea floor at strategically vital regions of the world's oceans. Some of the surveying is for mineral deposits and fishing grounds, but the ...