From space, the oceans look calm and simple — just endless blue. But when scientists zoom in with modern tools, that calm ...

Scientists have launched a fresh effort to find out what could be producing oxygen at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

The survey will take place in an area of 30,000 square miles being considered for mining that is adjacent to the Rose Atoll ...

NOAA plans to scour more than 30,000 square nautical miles of waters off American Samoa to figure out the possibilities there for deep sea mining.

In late 2025, a comprehensive scientific expedition off the coast of Argentina brought back high-resolution footage, ...

The Metals Company allegedly used 'armageddon' threats to hijack a U.S. application to mine critical minerals in the Pacific ...

Invisible clouds of sediment created by underwater mining spread for miles, putting ocean floor ecosystems at risk.

A giant underwater canyon system in the Atlantic appears to have formed through tectonic forces rather than erosion.

The map of Earth looks settled at first glance. Continents feel fixed, named, and counted. Yet over the past few decades, ...

When the plate boundary later moved farther south toward the modern Azores, the formation of the King’s Trough also came to a halt.” It’s a remarkable example of how activity deep within our planet’s ...

China has applied a dual-use approach by deploying civilian research ships that provide critical maritime data to its ...

A better understanding of the bedrock can help researchers calculate how quickly the continent's melting glaciers might ...