When Hans Hartman, a civil engineer, attempted to film the ocean depths in 1917, he pioneered what would become the first deep-sea ROV, or remotely operated vehicle. During an era of silent movies and ...

The new and improved Deep-Sea Mining Watch provides a dynamic view of vessel activity linked to seabed mineral exploration, allowing users to monitor the movements of vessels historically, or ...

As the race to explore the world's oceans intensifies, scientists are turning to powerful new battery technologies to overcome one of deep-sea exploration's greatest challenges: how to keep underwater ...

Funded under the France 2030 “Deep Seabed” initiative and managed by the French National Research Agency (ANR), the project aims to strengthen France’s capabilities in deep-ocean exploration. Ifremer ...

(Saunderstown, RI — May 7, 2025) In a groundbreaking study published today in Science Advances, researchers from Ocean Discovery League reveal that only a minuscule fraction of the deep seafloor has ...

Researchers aboard a deep-sea submarine spotted a new species on a volcanic ledge off the coast of Japan. Chen C, Tsuda M, Ishitani Y (2025) Zoosystematics and Evolution About 300 miles off the coast ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the secretaries ...

At least six are believed dead, and nine have been injured, after a tourist submarine went down off the Egyptian Red Sea city of Hurghada on Thursday, state media reported. The sub, which had over 40 ...

Experts are finding the secrets to supporting life in outer space on our own planet – in the deep ocean. Learn why underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal events could help us find the building blocks ...