In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

Aquatic enthusiasts have a chance to join a virtual deep sea expedition with underwater explorers this week, as remotely ...

The ‘David Packard’ is named for the Silicon Valley pioneer who donated more than $1 billion to ocean research.

Like underwater Grand Canyons ... a crinoid perches atop a glass sponge surrounded by clams. Glass sponges create deep-sea habitats for other organisms much like coral reefs do in shallower ...

The ecosystem is the site of several underwater gullies ... To determine how long the ecosystem had existed, they turned to sea sponges. These animals often grow very slowly, around just an ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

Researchers have created a computational model of the Antikythera mechanism to test how it worked. It was prone to jamming ...

The ‘David Packard’ is named for the Silicon Valley pioneer who donated more than $1 billion to ocean research.

Coral, sea sponges, anemones, ice fish ... ocean currents may move nutrients below the ice, allowing for these underwater communities to grow. But as of now, the precise way the ecosystems ...

Since its discovery in 1925, only eight adult specimens have been reported, severely limiting scientists’ ability to research ...

Coral, sea sponges, anemones, ice fish ... The team suspects ocean currents may move nutrients below the ice, allowing for these underwater communities to grow. But as of now, the precise way the ...