Oceanography
What Are Hydrothermal Vents?
Hydrothermal vents are places on the seafloor where seawater circulates through hot, chemically reactive ocean crust and returns to the ocean carrying dissolved minerals…
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Oceanography
What Is the Deep Sea?
The deep sea is the vast ocean environment below the sunlit surface layers, commonly including waters deeper than about 200 meters. It is cold, dark, under high pressure…
Oceanography
'Another world' discovered thousands of meters deep under the ice in Antarctica
Scientists have confirmed that an almost completely ice-covered area in Antarctica hides a
Oceanography
'Mysterious creature' in Vietnam's deep sea identified as a new species by scientists
(Fatherland) - A new species of creature in Vietnam has attracted the attention of scientists.
Oceanography
Deepest fish species discovered, equivalent to being crushed by 1,600 elephants
Scientists have filmed a snailfish of the genus Pseudoliparis swimming at unprecedented depths in the ocean, 8,336m below the surface.
Oceanography
Amazing facts about the Challenger Deep, the deepest place on Earth
Just as the Earth's land surface has huge peaks and valleys, the ocean world has similarly varied terrain.
Biology
Mysterious 'ghost' tree lives without photosynthesis
Containing no chlorophyll and requiring no sunlight, the ghost tree hides deep in the dark forests of Africa and Asia.
Oceanography
Four new species appear as 'hybrids' of extraterrestrial creatures
The deep waters of the Pacific Ocean have revealed four new species belonging to a family that scientists suspect is
Oceanography
How deep is the ocean?
The average depth of the ocean is about 3,700m. The deepest point in the ocean known today is Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench with a depth of about 10,935m (nearly…
Space science
Mars' Surprising Effect on Earth's Oceans
Although Mars may be some 225 million kilometers away from Earth, the planet is already affecting the climate where humans live, according to new research.
Videos
A deep hole appeared in a fish pond, 20,000 fish disappeared overnight in China
A hole with a diameter of more than 10 meters suddenly appeared in a fish pond in Wenxing village, Tianfu town, Beibei district, Chongqing city, causing the fish and wat…
Oceanography
Scientists puzzled by mysterious 'golden egg' found at the bottom of the deep sea, unclear what this object is
According to researchers, in the context that two-thirds of life forms in the deep oceans are not fully understood by humans, this latest discovery could mark an excitin…
Oceanography
Wolffish - 'Deep Sea Monster' Friendly to Humans
Wolffish have the appearance and face of animals from horror movies, but what few people expect is that they are extremely friendly to humans.
Oceanography
Strange creature eggs appear at a depth of 6,200m in the Pacific Ocean
A cluster of mysterious black eggs was brought up by a deep-sea probe, containing the embryos of a strange creature never recorded by science.
Biology
Seeds became the 'secret weapon' that helped 4 children in a plane crash survive 40 days in the forest
Few people expected that survival knowledge in the deep forest would help children survive a plane crash through 40 terrifying days without adults by their side.