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

It can be seen that over the two-thirds of the surface of the planet, there is less than 0.001% of the deep ocean seafloor, ...

When most of us look out at the ocean, we see a mostly flat blue surface stretching to the horizon. It’s easy to imagine the ...

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

Final rule would speed process companies must go through to receive exploration licenses and commercial recovery permit ...

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management wants to gauge support for what would be the first Alaska Outer Continental Shelf ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have revealed how much of the vast deep ocean floor humankind has observed, and it's a staggeringly small amount.

The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling ...

Scientists define marine darkwaves - sudden drops in underwater light - and examine their effects on plants, animals, and ...

Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ...

Taken from the International Space Station by an astronaut, this is a view of Lake Van off Turkey, the largest soda lake on Earth. This region is prone to major earthquakes because of movement from ...

Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside have learned how stingrays are able to swim with ...