The Japan Trench, a vast tectonic chasm along the Pacific Ring of Fire, is known for its extreme depth—stretching 5 miles ...

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

Heavy metal contamination in Yangshan Port raises concerns for seafood safety, with arsenic and mercury posing health risks.

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

Benthic community ecology focuses on the organisms living on or in the seabed, particularly in estuarine environments where freshwater and saltwater mix. These ecosystems are crucial for ...

Donors who name a species will receive a framed print of their named organism, a personal tour of the Scripps Benthic Invertebrate Collection, and a copy of the scientific publication in which the ...

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) has announced the discovery of a new species of soft coral that belong ...

Hypoxia (< 2.5 ppm dissolved oxygen, DO) is an increasingly common seasonal phenomenon in Lakes Huron and Erie. Hypoxia is of particular importance in benthic organisms that live in deep areas likely ...