An iconic piece of the Titanic has broken off from the ship and collapsed onto the ocean floor, according to a research team that conducted its first expedition to the wreckage in 14 years. In July, ...

Marine scientists have welcomed an unexpected asset to their underwater camera crews: sea lions. By attaching video cameras to sea lions' backs, researchers are not only learning about hyper-valuable ...

"Dark oxygen" is being produced deep in the ocean, and scientists are baffled by the strange phenomenon, according to a new study. In science class, kids learn that plants need sunlight to do ...

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It had been believed that oxygen could not be produced without sunlight - AYDIN MUTLU/ISTOCKPHOTO Dark oxygen is being created on the ocean floor, scientists have discovered – and it could change our ...

Polymetallic nodules, collected from the ocean floor, sit in simulated seawater in chemist Franz Geiger's laboratory at Northwestern University. An international team of researchers, including a ...

USS Hornet sank in 1942 in key World War II battle Deep in the South Pacific Ocean, researchers have located the final resting place of the USS Hornet, the World War II aircraft carrier sunk in a 1942 ...

Newly released footage shows the high-tech salvaging of debris from the Titan submersible wreck — as the co-founder of the company that made it told investigators that he hopes the deadly disaster ...