The mystery of the missing deep ocean carbon fixers

In a step toward better understanding how the ocean sequesters carbon, new findings from UC Santa Barbara researchers and ...
New Scientist

How aquanauts will change our view of the ocean

Vanguard, a new subsea human habitat, will immerse researchers for weeks, allowing them to observe the ocean’s complexity and ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Marine ecologist says deep-sea mining is ‘totally irresponsible’

To the editor: I am a marine ecologist who has focused on the “critters” living in and on soft sediments on continental shelves. I’ve studied the current state of knowledge of these ecosystems and ...
IFLScience

Deep Ocean Currents Have "Weather" And Seasonal Changes That We're Only Just Learning About

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Los Angeles Times

Deep-sea metals may be source of oxygen for life on ocean floor

Researchers say the polymetallic nodules that mining companies hope to harvest from the deep-ocean seafloor may be a source of oxygen for the animals, plants and bacteria that live there. This ...
Science Daily

Deep-sea discovery shines light on life in the twilight zone

A new study could change the way scientists view microbial processes in the deep ocean. The unexpected findings expand our understanding of the impacts of climate change, including how and where the ...
Kauppalehti

Global Fishing Watch and Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory launch Deep-Sea Mining Watch

The new global transparency tool will empower governments, researchers and civil society to monitor vessels involved in deep-sea mineral exploration. Washington, D.C., United Stat ...
IFLScience

What Happens In The Deep Ocean?

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THE WEEK

Production of 'dark' oxygen deep in the ocean comes to light

A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience found evidence of oxygen production near polymetallic nodules located deep in the ocean. Called dark oxygen, this oxygen is being produced ...
New Atlas

China's deep-sea drilling plan to pierce the Earth’s crust

As part of its Deep Ocean Drilling Program, the special-built Meng Xiang (梦想号, "Dream") drill ship is gearing up for a multi-year effort to pierce the Earth's crust. Ever since Homer's The Odyssey, ...
Newsweek

‘Very Rare’ Deep-Sea Squid Attack Caught on Video

In something straight out of an H.P. Lovecraft horror story, a terrifying deep-sea squid has been filmed latching on to a camera over half a mile under the ocean's surface. The creature, which was ...