Oceanography
Life erupts from volcanic 'mud soup'
The seafloor's struggle to recover from Tonga's 2022 Hunga eruption is real—but tiny marine pioneers are returning, slowly transforming the grey plains into a vibrant la…
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AI Robot Fish Helps Scientists Monitor and Protect Marine Ecosystems
Autonomous fish can collect eDNA samples and film underwater, providing a detailed panorama of the underground environment without negatively affecting seabed organisms.
Oceanography
Find the culprit that created the mysterious hole in the seabed between Russia and Alaska
When scientists discovered mysterious holes in the bottom of the Bering Sea between Russia and Alaska last summer, they were baffled. But now they think they have found…
Oceanography
Octopus jumps on the seabed 4,800m deep
Scientists have filmed a big-eyed jellyhead octopus spreading its arms and inflating its underside to leap across the Pacific Ocean floor.
Oceanography
25,000 barrels of undissolved pesticides on the seabed
Scientists found 27,000 barrels suspected of containing DTT chemicals on the seabed 19.3 km deep off the coast of Southern California.
Discover science
Earth swallows itself and 'chokes' in the Pacific Ocean?
Unusual seismic data in the Pacific Ocean has revealed a mysterious giant structure that burrowed into the Earth since the time of the dinosaurs.
Oceanography
How special is the plan to put humans living under the sea?
UK-based DEEP is developing the Sentinel system, which it says is a modular, reconfigurable underwater habitat that would allow humans to live at depths of 200m for 28 d…
Oceanography
Carpets of tuna and crabs cover the California seabed
Divers and marine biologists encountered tuna crabs piling up on the seabed near San Diego due to being swept close to shore by ocean currents.
Oceanography
Decode thousands of mysterious craters on the California seabed
Thanks to underwater robots, researchers discovered more than 5,000 craters on the seafloor off the coast of California that were not caused by leaking methane gas.
Oceanography
Air-powered electricity storage system at 700m deep seabed
BaroMar's system uses excess electricity to compress and direct air to tanks on the seabed, storing it there until needed.
Archeology
Diver gets scared when being led by an octopus to a tombstone on the seabed
The giant octopus was
Archeology
Combining archaeological and geological evidence, prehistoric floods may be more than just myth
Throughout human history, there is one topic that has always aroused the curiosity of countless explorers: prehistoric floods.
Oceanography
Decorator Crab: The 'chameleon' species on the seabed
Decorator crab is the name for many crabs of different species, belonging to the superfamily Majoidea, which prefer to use materials from their surroundings to camouflag…
1001 mystery
Found a strange object 8km long on the seabed suspected to be the vestige of an ancient city
In just one night, an entire most developed civilization was submerged in the depths of the ocean, leaving humans with a huge question mark that has yet to be explored.
Event
Norway builds a giant pipeline to bring CO2 to the seabed
The Norwegian energy company Equinor proposed on June 29 to build a pipeline to transport CO2 to the seabed of the country for permanent burial.