There seems to be too much of a radioactive element in rocks deep in the Pacific Ocean – how did it get there 10 million years ago?

That cold, dense water sinks quickly into the deepest 'abyssal' zones of the ocean and sweeps northwards, carrying oxygen and CO2 and churning up the nutrient-rich sediments at the ocean floor.

Until this discovery, scientists largely viewed the abyssal plains, which lie between 1.9 and 3.7 miles below the ocean surface, as the primary zones for deep-sea life. The hadal zone, which ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...

Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? Some ...

Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight?

Pictures of the 'black demon' fish is going viral on social media as it has reportedly been photographed in daylight for the first time. Officially called Melanocetus Johnsonii, this eerie looking ...

A scientific debate has emerged regarding the possibility of producing 'dark oxygen' without sunlight, through metallic ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...

Deep-sea creatures, rare beings that typically reside in the abyssal depths, are surfacing in unprecedented numbers. What is this mystery? Know Here: ...