Source: Huffington Post
Author: Chris D’Angelo
THE BOTTOM OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN — Forty miles off the coast of North Carolina, the 274-foot research vessel Atlantis paced a dark, empty swath of ocean in evenly spaced lines as the crew pinged sound waves into the deep. A quarter-mile below, plumes of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, rose from the seafloor.
Continue reading Chasing The Methane Dragon That Lurks In The Deep Sea
Source: Mongabay
Author: Erik Hoffner
Deep sea biologist Diva Amon is a Trinidadian who was raised by the shore of the Caribbean Sea, but has become well known not for the sea’s edge, but rather for what lies deep beneath it. She co-founded SpeSeas, a non-profit NGO focused on increasing marine science, education and advocacy in Trinidad and Tobago, and is currently a Research Fellow at the National History Museum, London.
Continue reading Into the abyss with deep sea biologist Diva Amon
Source: National Geographic
Author: Haley Cohen Gilliland
As the team lowered Nadir, a bulbous three-seat submarine, into the waters off of the Bahamian island of Eleuthera on June 29th, the rain that had pummeled them that afternoon began to wane. They were eager to interpret the improving weather as a good omen; a lot was riding on this dive.
Continue reading Scientists tag deep-sea shark hundreds of feet underwater—a first
Source: New Scientist
Author: Chelsea Whyte
It wasn’t just the coastline and the ocean surface that was drenched in oil after the Deepwater Horizon spill of 2010. Life in the deep sea took a hit, too, and many species in the region are still drastically reduced in number.
Continue reading Marine life is still struggling after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Source: Oceanographic Magazine
Author: Diva Amon
MY FIRST EXPEDITION TO THE DEEP SEA WAS A BIT SERENDIPITOUS.
Continue reading Reconnecting with the deep sea, by Diva Amon
Source: NBC News
Author: Tom Metcalfe
In a discovery that helps solve a longstanding geological mystery and yields new insights into the rise of life on Earth and possibly elsewhere, researchers have found a vast reservoir of methane deep under the ocean floor.
Continue reading ‘Massive pool’ of methane discovered hidden deep underground
Source: CBC News
Author: Paul Withers
An American deep sea research vessel is now scheduled to depart Halifax Tuesday on a “voyage of discovery” that will send cameras and other instruments into six deepwater ocean canyons and channels off Nova Scotia.
Continue reading Canadian, American scientists team up to explore deep ocean floor off Nova Scotia
Source: National Geographic
Author: Sarah Gibbens
THE NEARLY 170,000 square miles of ocean around Ascension Island, one of the world’s most pristine and biodiverse ocean ecosystems, will soon be officially protected.
Continue reading Largest marine protected area in Atlantic Ocean will soon be official
Source: Discover Magazine
Author: Korey Haynes
Some of the most intriguing possibilities for finding life outside Earth are on water worlds like Europa or Enceladus — ocean moons orbiting Jupiter and Saturn. However, those worlds are encased in layers of ice, meaning any ocean exploration will take place far beneath the surface.
Continue reading New SETI Project Will Practice Looking for Alien Life Near Deep-Sea Vents on Earth
Source: Vice
Author: Madeleine Gregory
After about 40 years of federal protection, destroyed underwater mountain ecosystems are showing signs of life.
