A team of scientists working off the coast of Costa Rica have identified four previously unknown deep-sea octopus species in the vicinity of hydrothermal springs on the ocean floor. They also ...
The deep sea is awfully cryptic. But scientists are making it less so. A recent marine expedition to remote, previously unknown ocean caverns over 8,200 feet down revealed life thriving underneath ...
By Andrew D. Thaler When I set sail on the MV NorSky in the summer of 2008 to probe the depths of Manus Basin off the coast ...
Measuring the temperature on the seafloor: In the newly discovered hydrothermal field, hot liquid and cold gas bubble up from the sediment just a few centimetres apart. Off the coast of Papua New ...
Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first video and still images of a deep-sea volcano actively erupting molten lava on the seafloor. Jason, ...
GPS doesn't work underwater, which means that keeping track of a submersible's whereabouts can be difficult. A new ROV (remotely operated vehicle) still manages to show up on Google Maps, however – ...
Deep Trekker Spectra ROV on display at Oceanology International 2026. (Janes/Neil Dee) Canadian remotely operated vehicle (ROV) company Deep Trekker unveiled its new Spectra ROV at the Oceanology ...