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The Arctic Seafloor Is Degrading and Could Be a Climate Time Bomb
Up to a trillion tons of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, may be locked away in the decaying ocean floor of a vast Arctic continental shelf.
Underwater Volcanoes Generate Enough Energy to Power the Entire US, Study Finds
Even if we can't capture their energy, these powerful eruptions can teach us about how life may have formed on Earth.
Scientists Found Creatures So Inactive They Expanded Our Idea of Life Itself
“It looks like the majority of these organisms are living at energy regimes that are below what we thought was even capable of maintenance—just staying alive.”
Antarctica Was a Lush Rainforest 90M Years Ago, Scientists Discover
An ancient sediment core revealed a shocking discovery: pollen and spores, indicating a long-lost rainforest that was shrouded in perpetual darkness for months at a time.
Mysterious Craters in the Seafloor Were Likely Formed by Garbage, Scientists Say
Scientists were investigating the cause of "pockmarks" on the seafloor when they made an unsettling discovery: thousands of mini-craters, apparently formed by garbage.
There's a 'Subterranean Galapagos' Deep Inside the Earth
“A decade ago, we had no idea that the rocks beneath our feet could be so vastly inhabited.”
Scientists Identify the First-Known Omnivorous Shark
The bonnethead shark's diet is about 60% seagrass according to new research.
Get Ready For an Explosion of Mining on the Ocean Floor
As global demand for metals and minerals continues to skyrocket, mining companies are looking to strike it rich at the bottom of the sea — and environmental groups are trying to stop them.
A New Collaboration by Seafloor and Braille Brings "The Meaning" to Infinite Machine
Montreal imprint Infinite Machine delivers a plush new production with a percussive bite.
Seafloor's New EP is A Crossbreed of Sunrise and Sunset
Montreal label Infinite Machine is soaring into the end of the year with a tranquil new artist EP release.
What Seven Years at the Bottom of the Sea Does to a Shipping Container
Life finds a way, under the sea.
Infinite Machine is the Most Prolific Label in Canada
The Canadian outpost reflects on three years and over 40 releases.