Discarded plastics don’t just wash up on beaches and interfere with marine life. They also steep in our oceans, creating a toxic brew that harms the bacteria responsible for generating 10 percent of our oxygen. A new study shows that…
In May 2019, American explorer Victor Vescovo and his team completed the deepest-ever ocean dive—35,849 feet below the surface. Descending in a submersible to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench, Vescovo identified new species of shrimp-like creatures called…
Marine scientists who studied crustaceans from three Pacific Ocean trenches, including the Mariana Trench, have discovered the depth of the influence of human activity on ocean ecosystems. Shrimp-like amphipods feeding at the bottom of the trenches were found to have…
The world’s deepest sinkhole was discovered in the South China Sea. The sinkhole is part of local legends, and locals call it the “Dragon Hole.” The sinkhole was featured in the story the “Journey to the West.” While the blue…
Scientists saw a whale skeleton, called a "whale fall" on the ocean floor, which is unusual because whale falls are rare to spot. Researchers intentionally sink most whale falls because they feed sea creatures. Many sea animals will benefit from…
While exploring the ocean, researchers found a purple creature that they did not recognize. They collected the creature, which separated to show two lobes. While researchers cannot yet identify the creature, they speculate that it may belong to an animal…