Oceans
Science News for Students articles on oceans
- Earth
Salty, old and, perhaps, a sign of early life
Exploring salt deposits, researchers unearthed the planet's oldest-known, complete molecules thought to have been made by living things.
- Animals
Eyes on the depths
On a recent expedition to the Bahamas, scientists made new discoveries about how deep-sea animals see the world.
- Ecosystems
Underwater jungles
Cold-water-loving kelp forests may be surprisingly abundant in the tropics.
- Animals
Life on the Down Low
The first scientific survey of organisms in the deep waters off Antarctica has discovered lots of life.
- Earth
The Pacific Ocean’s bald spot
A large swath of seafloor at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean lacks sediment.
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- Environment
Forests as a tsunami shield
Trees appear to protect seaside settlements from the worst effects of a tsunami.
- Earth
Digging into a tsunami disaster
A powerful earthquake under the Indian Ocean changed Earth's surface and spin.
- Animals
A fallout feast for crabs
Crabs can take advantage of hot, toxic plumes from undersea vents to feed on poisoned plankton.
- Tech
Explorer of the extreme deep
A new project to build an improved research sub aims to shed light on the mysterious ocean depths.
- Earth
Deep drilling at sea
Drilling holes deep into the seafloor unveils the ocean's past and hints at Earth's future.
- Environment
An ocean view’s downside
Population growth in coastal areas could threaten shoreline ecosystems.
