By Ernest Scheyder Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Metals Co on Thursday became the first deep-sea miner to seek Washington's approval ...

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is pressing ahead on Wednesday with an effort to ...

A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 meters in search of new species, ...

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

Startling findings in 2024 suggested that metallic nodules on the sea floor produce oxygen and might support life. Now ...

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela – carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing President Nicolás Maduro – the moves were framed as political intervention.

A newly discovered ecosystem beneath the Arctic Ocean has changed scientists' understanding of deep-sea biodiversity and the way carbon cycles through the Earth's environment. Scientists, led by ...

Researchers have unveiled world-first deep-ocean landers to uncover how the mysterious dark oxygen is produced in complete darkness.

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

Jan. 11 (Asia Today) --Japan will begin deep-sea rare earth exploration in the South Pacific on Monday as it moves to diversify supply chains amid tighter Chinese export controls on rare earths, ...

The USS Snook (SS-279) was one of the most successful American submarines of World War II, sinking dozens of enemy ships ...

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