The ocean covers most of our planet, yet so much of it is still a mystery. Beneath the surface is a massive, dark world where ...

Earth's deep mantle stored enough water in rocks to equal one ocean during our planet's early molten days, helping explain ...

When the early Earth’s magma ocean crystallized 4.4 billion years ago, the deep mantle trapped an ocean’s worth of water, ...

A new study highlights the key role the Southern Ocean plays in the Earth’s climate system. Around 12,000 years ago, the last ...

Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that the deep ocean’s carbon-fixing engine works very differently than long ...

December 2025 / Kiel. A study by an international team involving the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel shows that the expansion of Antarctic Bottom Water during a major warming phase ...

The world’s oceans entered uncharted territory in 2024, with heat levels rising so sharply that long-standing expectations ...

Deep sea water (DSW), sourced from depths beyond the reach of ordinary marine processes, has attracted considerable scientific interest due to its distinctive mineral composition. Rich in magnesium, ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the ...

Scientists trace ancient deep-sea changes in the Southern Ocean to explain how rising CO₂ helped warm Earth after the last ...

The deep sea has many new discoveries waiting for us, including a newly discovered species called the "death ball" sponge.