In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

Marine biology is known to be highly adaptive ... Photograph by ROV SuBastian, Schmidt Ocean Institute Normally, deep-sea ecosystems get their nutrients from the sea surface, which sprinkle ...

Brussels / Kiel. Led by Professor Dr Sylvia Sander of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, a group of internationally renowned marine scientists has published a Future Science Brief on ...

By Elizabeth Claire Alberts This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire ...

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades ... A key question in this decision, is whether deep-sea ecosystems can recover from mining disturbances, the National Oceanography Centre says.

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to researchers.

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

Deep-sea mining (DSM) not only poses significant environmental, social, and economic risks that may have far-reaching ...

To discover the marine ecosystem, the researchers used a remotely operated vehicle, ROV SuBastian, to explore 4,265 feet below the surface of the ocean. "Normally, deep-sea ecosystems get their ...

Exploratory deep-sea mining began in the 1970s ... potentially harming marine life and disrupting ecosystems. Picture a volcanic eruption—not of lava, but of fine, murky sediments expanding ...

A colossal squid was filmed for the first time in its natural habitat near the South Sandwich Islands during a recent ...

The ocean is one such ecosystem, delicate and easily damaged by increasing temperatures. Known as marine heatwaves, these events can devastate ocean populations and ecosystems around the world.