A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the ...

Scientists have found a hidden world deep beneath the Arctic Ocean that is changing how we understand life in the deep sea ...

Japan took a bold step toward securing critical minerals on Monday as a government-backed deep-sea mining vessel set sail on ...

Japan has taken a major step toward securing its supply of critical minerals by launching a groundbreaking deep-sea mining ...

For more than 60 years, the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) was one of the ocean’s greatest mysteries.

Despite crushing pressure, total darkness and near-freezing temperatures, researchers found an underwater world teeming with life.

The mid-ocean ridge runs through the oceans like a suture. Where Earth's plates move apart, new oceanic crust is continuously ...

Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences kept busy throughout 2025. Along with collaborators from across the globe, ...

The month-long expedition of the test ship Chikyu near Minamitori Island, roughly 1,900 kilometers southeast of Tokyo, ...

Japan has embarked on a daring mission to explore rare earths from the deep sea, aiming to reduce its heavy reliance on China ...

Like a scene out of a Jules Verne novel, scientists from Schmidt Ocean Institute recently encountered a giant phantom jelly ...

The deepest reaches of the Arctic Ocean contain one of the most desolate environments on our entire planet. It is known as ...