Researchers have found evidence of a major shift in the circulation of the Southern Ocean, which could accelerate climate change for the whole planet. They say the finding caught them off guard, and ...

The animals we best know as fish food help to store millions of tons of carbon in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

An underwater volcano near Tonga revealed how sediment spreads, disrupts marine life, and raises questions about deep-sea ...

A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near ...

An ichthyosaur preserved beneath a Chilean glacier is helping scientists understand the extinct animals and the world around them as a supercontinent broke up.

Snorkel amongst gorgeous works of art in a unique underwater trail designed to save local coral reefs while providing a fun ...

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

In recent years, the Southern Ocean has undergone one of the most dramatic environmental shifts observed anywhere on Earth.

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...

In 2023, the study authors delved into recordings collected by six underwater microphones that were secured to the seafloor off the coast of Southern California in 2008.

Scientists on a research expedition in the Southern Ocean captured the first footage of a living Gonatus antarcticus squid. The colorful, three-foot squid species was only known to scientists ...