Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

A new study reveals that microplastics are present in sediments throughout the Whittard Canyon – a submarine canyon off the ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

Underwater avalanches, or "submarine landslides," might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but they’re a real danger ...

Company received a major boost in April when Trump issued an executive order asserting America’s right to mine beneath the ...

Trace metals such as iron or zinc that are stored in deep-sea sediments are lost forever to phytoplankton on the ocean surface. This is what geochemists believed for a long time about the cycle of ...

TOKYO: Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, ...

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Giant bodies of sand found under the North Sea flip the rules of geology and may reshape how experts approach underground ...

Research shows abyssal seafloor processes are crucial for trace metal cycling, influencing ocean chemistry and enhancing our understanding of marine ecosystems.

New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.