BioTechniques

Hydrothermal vents help transmit Earth’s ‘tectonic heartbeat’

Analysis of hydrothermal vent temperature can predict seafloor volcanic eruptions, supporting global ocean monitoring.

Hydrothermal plumes as invisible transport pathways for iron

A new review led by the MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen—highlights how ...
Green Matters on MSN

The Ocean Has a Leak: Scientist Accidentally Spotted Bubbles Rising From a Hole Deep Inside ...

Although bubbles on the ocean floor usually indicate hydrothermal vents teeming with life, this spring stands apart.

Deep sea divers lifted a rock on the ocean floor: What they found was enormous - and alive

The discovery, led by scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute in Palo Alto, California, revealed a previously unknown ecosystem lurking beneath the seabed. Using a remotely operated submersible, ...

This Cave Has Been Sealed for Over 5 Million Years—And It’s Crawling with ‘Aliens ...

In 1986, excavators surveying land for a power plant in Romania accidentally unearthed a strange cave. It had been sealed up ...

Indian Ocean still least explored, say scientists

Panaji: The Indian Ocean is the least studied among the world’s oceans, said Sunil Kumar Singh, director of the CSIR-National ...
Mongabay News on MSN

Mining the deep-sea could further threaten endangered sharks and rays

New research has found that deep-sea mining in international waters could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and ...
IFLScience on MSN

Popcorn-Like Parasites And Weird Worms Among 14 New Species Discovered In The World's Oceans

P opcorn-like parasites, ghostly crustaceans, and creepy worms are among the 14 new species that have recently been found in ...
Daijiworld

Indian Ocean still least explored, says NIO director at global GEOTRACES meet in Goa

The Indian Ocean remains the least studied among the world’s major oceans, revealed Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Director of the ...