Led by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SCSIO), the research facility of cold-seep ecosystem comprises three key components, including a crewed deep-sea ...

Seemingly unaware of the film Deep Blue Sea and countless B-movie tropes, China is set to build a new deep-sea laboratory that will be crewed by a team of resident scientists. In a recent announcement ...

Researchers have created a tiny, shape-shifting robot that swims, crawls, and glides freely in the deep sea. Developed by a ...

The research facility of cold-seep ecosystem, a megaproject whose launch was recently announced in South China's Guangdong Province, aims to deepen humanity's understanding of deep-sea science by ...

Marine scientists indeed call a deep-sea brine pool off the eastern coast ... brine pool during two cruises to find what they call "cold seeps" — locations along the seafloor "where hydrocarbons ...

A team of mechanical engineers at Beihang University, working with a deep-sea diving specialist from the Chinese Academy of ...

These ecosystems, often called "deep-sea oases," support species such as tube worms, clams, and rare corals that rely on chemical energy rather than sunlight. "Cold seeps hold keys to ...

China plans to establish a deep-sea research station by 2030 in the South China Sea at a depth of 2,000 meters. This high-tech facility will study cold seep ecosystems, monitor methane emissions ...

GUANGZHOU, March 2 (Xinhua) -- China commenced construction on a research facility focused on the cold-seep ecosystem on Friday in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The research ...