Fishing experts are looking for ways to fish in the mesopelagic zone, a layer of water that stretches from 200-1,000 meters (660-3,300 feet) beneath the surface, which has, thus far, remained ...

New research reveals how ocean viruses burst algae cells, fueling a subsurface oxygen band through rapid microbial recycling.

While humans are getting ready to go back to Moon and various technologies are being tested on Mars as we speak, there's little we know about our own home, specifically our oceans. Dubbed Mesobot, ...

Sunlight Zone 0 m - 200 m top layer of the ocean where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis; hence plants tuna, sharks, dolphin, jellyfish, plankton Twilight Zone 200 m - 1000 m a dim zone ...

: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION Aug. 4, 2025: A previous version of this report incorrectly said that there are phytoplankton in the upper layer of the atmosphere. Phytoplankton live in the upper layer ...

Dive in and explore the big ocean with this ocean zones in a jar activity! The vast ocean that surrounds us provides a great lesson in learning about density. Make a ocean zones jars so that you can ...

Thousands of feet below the crashing surface of the North Pacific ocean, there’s a dark place where the water stands still. Scientists call it the Shadow Zone, and they’re not just being dramatic. In ...