Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? This ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...

The first phase of the MEER research was a joint effort of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Institute of Deep-sea Science ...

Stanford researchers have combined machine learning with high-resolution satellite and airplane observations to understand ...

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

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

China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

Even when we think we know everything, or that we think we have a grasp on what species occur in our environment, we don’t,” said Declan Morrissey, a zoologist at the Smithsonian.

Hidden in the abyss of the Atacama Trench, Dulcibella camanchaca reveals itself as a unique predator adapted to the darkness.

A breakthrough study has provided the most detailed 3D look yet at the inner workings of the Tonga Subduction Zone, where ...

Researchers have uncovered over 7,500 new microbial species in the hadal zone, highlighting the extreme environmental ...