WASHINGTON--New research reveals temperatures in the deep sea fluctuate more than scientists previously thought and a warming trend is now detectable at the bottom of the ocean.
Hokkaido University Even though the deeper layers of the ocean are warming at a slower pace than the surface, animals living in the deep ocean are more exposed to climate warming and will face increasing challenges to maintain...
Scientists at the California Academy of Sciences have created a new device that can capture and transport deep-sea creatures to the ocean's surface without harming them, allowing scientists to better study the deep sea...
Plastic pollution is a scourge upon the planet - and it turns out that it's reached the deepest ocean trench on the earth. While studying man-made debris in the deep sea, scientists recently discovered a large number of single-use...
For years, marine biologists have been mystified by a strange buzzing noise that occurs in the ocean every day. They knew it wasn’t whales or dolphins, and it didn’t match other mammal communication patterns. However,...
Photo © Shutterstock Back in 1974, scientists used early satellite images to investigate a mysterious, ice-free region in the Antarctic sea called a polynya...
It has been quite entertaining to watch the various explanations coming out to rationalize “the pause” in surface temperatures for the last 16 years...
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Decades ago, marine scientists made a startling discovery in the deep sea. They found environments known as hydrothermal vents, where hot water surges from the seafloor and life thrives without sunlight.
Then they found equally...
Scientists find nearly all deep-sea fisheries unsustainable, call for stopping unsustainable fisheries and government subsidies that support them
A team of leading marine scientists from around the world is recommending an...
According to scientists, there are mussels at the bottom of the ocean that are efficiently converting hydrogen into energy in their very own, nature-made hydrogen fuel cells...
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