Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to ...

Choanoflagellates envelop and digest still smaller cells. Ocean ecosystems depend on these predators to consume plant-like ...

Benthic foraminifera are tiny, single-celled organisms found in marine sediments, playing a crucial role in nutrient cycling and the overall health of marine ecosystems. These protists are not ...

Heavy metals naturally occur in the Earth's crust, but human activities can increase their concentration in the environment, ...

Caption The 'Benthic Microbiology'-team on Polarstern expedition PS85 to the Arctic long-term observatory HAUSGARTEN. Josephine Rapp (far left), Christina Bienhold (second from right) and Katy ...

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...