Hurricanes stir deep ocean layers, bringing nutrients and low-oxygen zones to surface, study finds by Lorena Anderson, University of California - Merced edited by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Ancient limestones reveal how volcanic carbon once suffocated the oceans - offering a stark warning as modern oxygen levels ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

Many ocean carbon removal methods, like fertilization or biomass sinking, reduce oxygen levels and cause harm to marine ecosystems.

They are persistent layers in the water column that have low oxygen concentration due to biological, chemical and physical processes. OMZs occur naturally, in contrast to similar "dead zones" that ...

The ocean around Antarctica is changing in unexpected ways. Since 2015, sea ice surrounding the frozen continent has been ...

Korean War-era bomb shelters on the 17-acre Palm Beach estate provide an added sense of safety for the president and his team ...

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

Oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where fish and animals cannot survive, have been expanding in the open ocean and coastal waters for several decades as a result of human agricultural and industrial ...