The Arctic Ocean is more than just icy waters, it harbors vibrant ecosystems — but it also harbors valuable oil, gas, and ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean in the South China Sea, a robot named “discovery” searched the seafloor for life. Faxian, ...

Footage of a submersible capturing some intriguing footage of a pre-historic sea animal has resurfaced, as it was making its ...

Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering ... deposited on the sea floor from trench margins ...

Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the ...

The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.

Rules for the emerging deep-sea mining sector should take a "precautionary approach" that protects the environment, the head ...

Militaries and startups use artificial intelligence to sift through vast amounts of data and power autonomous underwater vehicles, boosting efforts to surveil the seabed.

The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach ...