Deep Sea : Discovery News

World's Largest Sand Mass Discovered: Big Pic

Posted Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:42 AM ET | 0

Oceanographers have found the largest extrusive body of sand ever discovered, enough to bury Manhattan's 23 square miles (60 square kilometers) under 525 feet (160 meters) of sand. Read more

BP Oil Spill Devastated Seafloor Coral

Posted Wed Mar 28, 2012 08:28 AM ET | 0

The 2010 BP oil spill that spewed from a broken well on the Gulf of Mexico seafloor damaged coral as far as seven miles (11 kilometers) away. Read more

Ocean Expedition Gets Rare Glimpse of Earth's Guts

Posted Wed Mar 21, 2012 04:05 PM ET | 0

Oceanographers recently returned from an expedition to an unusual seafloor mountain, where they conducted what may be the first-ever on-site study of a type of rock that makes up a huge amount of our planet, but is largely out of reach. Read more

Despite the Dark, Giant Squid Eyes See All

Posted Fri Mar 16, 2012 02:17 PM ET | 0

The enormous eyes of giant and colossal squid may help them spot predatory sperm whales in their dim undersea habitat. Read more

James Cameron to Attempt Deepest Dive

Posted Thu Mar 8, 2012 12:26 PM ET | 0

Filmmaker and explorer James Cameron has unveiled plans to visit the deepest place on planet Earth in the coming weeks, aboard a state-of-the-art, deep-diving craft built beneath a veil of secrecy in Australia. Read more

Bizarre Hybrid Deep-Sea Creatures Discovered

Posted Wed Mar 7, 2012 07:36 AM ET | 0

More than 14,000 tubeworms in this tubeworm 'bush' were found in the deep sea. Read more

Concordia Could Collapse Under Its Own Weight

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Sat Feb 18, 2012 02:30 PM ET | 0

The massive cruise liner is balancing on two rocks and has massive cracks. Read more

Ancient Chinese Coin Brought Good Luck in Yukon

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Fri Nov 4, 2011 11:03 AM ET | 0

The 340-year-old coin may have ended up in Canada through a flurry of trading. Read more

Strange Life Found in Deepest Ocean

Posted Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:59 AM ET | 0

The creatures, called xenophyophores, were photographed 6.6 miles below the ocean's surface. Read more

Sea Squid Are Same-Sex Swingers

Posted Wed Sep 21, 2011 09:11 AM ET | 0

Male squid are just as likely to mate with other males as with females, deep-sea observations reveal. Read more

Ocean Floor Muddies China's Grip on '21st-Century Gold'

Posted Tue Jul 5, 2011 06:17 PM ET | 0

A new study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, points to an extraordinary concentration of rare-earth elements in thick mud at great depths on the Pacific floor. Read more

rare earth elements found in seafloor sediments

How Low Can Life Go?

Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Mon Dec 27, 2010 09:49 AM ET | 0

A thriving realm of subterranean, submarine microbes could play an important role in the global carbon budget. Read more

Animals: Giant Squid Legend Lives [VIDEO]

Posted Wed Dec 22, 2010 03:00 AM ET | 0

Inspiring authors and frightening sailors for centuries, the giant squid lurks somewhere between myth and reality. Zoologist Clyde Roper discusses the deep sea leviathan, separating fact from fiction. Watch video

Earth: Bizarre Giant Fish Filmed [VIDEO]

Posted Wed Dec 22, 2010 03:00 AM ET | 0

A huge oarfish was caught on camera in the Gulf of Mexico recently, giving scientists a rare glimpse of the bizarre fish in its native deep sea habitat. Researcher Mark Benfield describes the fish, a likely inspiration for the sea serpent myth. Watch video