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ocean floor

Serendipitous data reveals a previously unknown ecosystem under Arctic ice

Fish gas bladders interfere with sonar, and we can use that interference to study Arctic fish stocks

The oceans contain vast mineral resources. Can the deep sea be mined without catastrophic results?

Mining agencies promise to minimize harm to ocean ecosystems. Scientists say we can't predict its full extent — or how to reverse it

Scientists recreated a key step for the origin of life at hydrothermal vents

Simulating alkaline environments from 3 billion years ago showed formation of precursor cells is possible

Why is this huge group of deep sea octopus moms suffocating?

Year after year, stressed out broods of octopuses kept appearing. Biologists started getting curious

Even corals deep down on the ocean floor can’t escape humanity's impact

Climate change, industrial fishing, offshore drilling, and deep sea mining are all threats to life at the bottom of the sea

Floating detritus is giving new insights into deep-sea corals

Environmental DNA is a less invasive way to solve long-submerged mysteries