FAYETTEVILLE -- Matt Holden believes taking part in a 21-day expedition exploring the Pacific Ocean this summer is a great opportunity for his students to see him as a role model. The nonprofit Ocean ...

Deep sea mining has disastrous consequences for marine life, many of which are still unknown to oceanographers.

After 74 days at sea, scientists have completed a pioneering drilling expedition off Nantucket, confirming the presence of large freshwater aquifers beneath the ocean floor. The focus now shifts to ...

A deep-sea exploration off the coast of Hawaii has revealed a striking natural formation on the Pacific seafloor that’s left marine scientists momentarily speechless: a structure resembling a “yellow ...

Yeti crabs, shrimp, sea worms and starfish. And that’s just to name a few. They live between 1,800 and 3,600 meters below the Pacific Ocean off the shores of Costa Rica. A team of scientists, led by ...

Undersea agriculture. Deep sea mining. Human colonies on the ocean floor. These were the dreams of Capt. George Bond, a Navy medical officer. It was the age of exploration. While NASA made front-page ...

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On June 17, join Science Friday, Ocean Exploration Trust, and NOAA for an exciting ship-to-shore interaction with the crew of the Nautilus Exploration Program. This year we’ll be visiting the Mariana ...

Rocks store information from long ago. For instance, their composition can reveal the environmental conditions during their ...

Researchers have discovered dozens of new methane seeps littering the ocean floor in the Ross Sea coastal region of ...