"However, our research found that plastic will continue to end up in the deep ocean, which becomes a permanent resting place or sink for marine plastic pollution." Scientific data was used to ...

Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. Analyses of sediment cores ...

Scientists have withdrawn plans to conduct a controversial geoengineering experiment in ocean waters south of Martha’s ...

Scientists spotted the anglerfish in shallow waters, which is highly unusual and could indicate something deeper ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.

The survey found little demand amongst young people for significant action or accountability from ocean stakeholders. View on ...

At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly effect on wildlife. Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other ...

Protecting the deep sea's biodiversity and carbon storage before it's too late. © Naturepl.com / David Shale / WWF The deep sea is home to habitats and species found ...

These sounds are transmitted to the surrounding water by ... the Prey Items of Deep-Diving Cetaceans," Greg Merrill, ZT Swaim, IG Benaka, AL Bishop, NA Kaney, S Kuhlman, JC Matheson, E Menini, S Goh, ...

While climate change certainly threatens deep-sea ecosystems and the species that inhabit them, they are also vulnerable to other human impacts. In addition to ongoing plastic pollution and ...

Plastic pollution is so ubiquitous that it has been found in clouds, the deepest ocean trenches and even human ... how to pay for implementation. The deep differences have dogged four previous ...

A large majority of young people are concerned about the ocean’s health - yet they place a higher priority on protecting forests, reducing air pollution, and tackling freshwater scarcity.