Foraminifera are single-celled marine organisms with a calcareous shell. They not only provide evidence of past habitats, but ...

The Arctic Ocean is more than just icy waters, it harbors vibrant ecosystems — but it also harbors valuable oil, gas, and ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.

On the abyssal plains, at depths between 3,000 and 6,000 meters, polymetallic nodules are scattered across millions of square ...

The hadal zone, which encompasses the ocean’s deepest and most extreme ... well-preserved burrow structures formed by benthic organisms that thrive in the trench’s conditions.

Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the coastal species that appear most vulnerable to climate risks.

Since 2015, the European JPI Oceans project MiningImpact, coordinated by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, has been investigating the potential environmental impacts of deep-sea ...

Every year, Scripps Benthic Invertebrate Collection Curator Greg Rouse and ... It lives right in the surf zone and was first collected from San Francisquito. This new species was found in shallow ...