Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that the deep ocean’s carbon-fixing engine works very differently than long ...

The story of how the last Ice Age ended is being rewritten from the bottom up, as new records etched into the sea floor ...

UCSB research offers a new perspective on how carbon is stored in the deep ocean and what it could mean for maintaining Earth ...

Scientists trace ancient deep-sea changes in the Southern Ocean to explain how rising CO₂ helped warm Earth after the last ...

As demand soars for critical minerals for electronics and renewable energies, experts have debated the risks and benefits of ...

Scientists involved in a new deep-sea research effort report that a recent mining test ...

What if the answer to the world’s growing water crisis was hidden in the depths of the ocean? For decades, the idea of turning seawater into drinkable freshwater has been plagued by high costs, ...

The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...

One of the most attractive targets for deep sea mining advocates is the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a continent-sized ...

Countries are still debating whether to mine the seafloor for minerals, but exploratory efforts have already begun.

There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the ...