The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team ...

The Trump administration is considering deep-sea mining for essential minerals. The ocean floor contains valuable resources ...

From the flamboyant blossoms and birds of rainforests to the living rainbows of coral reefs, Earth’s surface is teeming with ...

Given the deep-sea mining’s international focus, two Trump administration nominees stand out, Elise Stefanik and Marco Rubio.

The Solwara I project off Papua New Guinea could soon become the first active commercial deep-sea mine — even before international environmental standards have been adopted. The Don Diego project ...

Most life on Earth relies on the sun's energy for survival, but what about organisms in the deep sea that live beyond the ...

Every year, Scripps Benthic Invertebrate Collection Curator Greg Rouse and collaborators discover new species of marine life, especially during ... This new species of annelid worm was found in deep ...

A new B.C.-led study has mapped 274 carbon hot spots found on Canada's sea floor. Flat, cold and seemingly devoid of life — ...

New images from the North Sea show never-before-seen landforms that were carved by a single, colossal ice sheet 1 million ...

Marine scientists have raised concerns that limited research has been carried out in the deep ... the sea floor could generate significant noise and light pollution, and release plumes of sediment ...