Last year, the team made headlines when it published a paper describing how metal lumps at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean ...
The unusual holes in the ocean didn't reveal an underwater volcano or some hydrothermal vents, but rather something remarkable.
A Boston University led team of scientists analyzed a Pacific Ocean seamount that is teeming with biologically diverse corals ...
A flurry of criticism followed the article’s publication, including from the deep-sea mining company that funded the study, ...
from the Pacific Ocean site as early as 2025 with a view toward commercialization. Manganese nodules rich in cobalt, nickel and other rare metals were found concentrated on the sea floor near Mina ...
Figure 1: Productivity in the North Pacific Ocean. Likewise, radiocarbon measurements from the shells of organisms living on the deep-sea floor indicate that North Pacific abyssal waters were ...
Deep-seafloor organisms consume oxygen which scientists believe is produced by seawater electrolysis without light or sunshine.
Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...
A massive underwater volcano known as Axial Seamount could erupt soon, completely reshaping the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
A quirky science story emerged from the ocean depths in 2022 ... while exploring the ocean floor in the Papahānaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Pacific Ocean west of Hawaii.