Floating ocean plastics can take more than 100 years to disappear, breaking into tiny fragments that slowly sink to the seafloor.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts, is pioneering automated electric vessels to map the ocean floor and improve search and rescue missions.Andrew March, senior technical staff, said ...

While lobsters landed in the province of Nova Scotia remain in a 'sweet spot' for growth, continued warming could push the fishery past that threshold, advises one scientist with the federal ...

The search for MH370 quickly became the largest and most complex seabed operation in history. This episode explores the technology, challenges, and discoveries made deep beneath the Indian Ocean.

Geyser-like plumes spray out of the south polar region of Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, into space. Credit: ESA / Science Office illustration A moon of Saturn has a surprising variety of carbon-based ...

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Many years have passed since Alefgard was saved at the hero’s hand, earning him the same title as his storied forebear. The descendants of this Erdrick and his scions founded three kingdoms that ...

The mysteries of our ocean are not fully understood. The deepest, darkest areas may conjure up ideas of monsters like the megalodon from the Jason Statham movie. Though there are creepy creatures down ...

Apparently, at one point in Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake story, the players will happen upon two mermaids in a cove. The pair of them will introduce us to Mersea, an underwater city where that race ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A neutrino sensor array, ARCA, lines the Mediterranean ...

For decades, many chemical companies, as well as the U.S. military, treated the waters off the coast of southern California as a toxic dumping ground, creating 14 sites where chemicals like DDT were ...