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

It’s great to kick off the new year with a watch from one of my favorite brands. The Aquastar Benthos H2 is a welcome release that should appeal to a wide audience. It’s affordable and, best of all, ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

Benthic ecosystems, which include the sediments and organisms at the bottom of aquatic environments, play a crucial role in nutrient cycling and overall ecosystem health. Bioturbation, the process ...

New scans of the bottom of the Japan Trench reveal extensive burrow structures and evidence of regular "reset" events that ...

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

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

Most life on Earth relies on the sun’s energy for survival, but what about organisms in the deep sea that live beyond the ...