The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

Research led by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC), with the participation of the Universitat Autònoma de ...

New Orleans was already vulnerable to flooding and storm surges. Scientists issue dire warning as iconic American city sinks ...

Geologists were studying rock layers in east-central Mississippi when they spotted something unusual sticking out of the mud. After the scientists carefully pulled the object from the sediment, they ...

Deep-sea mining could unleash clouds of debris that threaten a mysterious, vital ecosystem we barely understand.

When bottom trawls are dragged across the seafloor, they stir up sediments. This not only releases previously stored organic ...

Venture beneath the surface of the ocean and you'll find a world as alien as any far-flung destination. In the darkness and ...

Some of the world’s most fascinating creatures live underwater. And unlike the more mainstream animals under the sea — ...

Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...

Their conclusion: areas with fine-grained sediments, which play a crucial role in CO 2 storage in the Baltic Sea, should urgently be placed under protection. The study has now been published in ...