The prospect of large-scale mining to extract valuable minerals from the depths of the Pacific Ocean, once a distant vision, has grown more real, raising alarms among the oceans' most fervent ...

SHIJIAZHUANG - A decade after the launch of a pilot project to restore the ecology in overexploited offshore seawaters, some local fish species have returned to the coastal area of Tangshan, a major ...

Forget the glitzy stores of Regent Street, Britain’s seabeds are increasingly powering the property company that helps support the British monarchy. The Crown Estate, whose profits in part fund the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Scientists have a new ally helping them explore the ocean’s ...

In December, one of America’s largest territorial expansions took place, with barely any public notice. The U.S. has claimed sovereignty over 1 million square kilometers — larger than Texas and ...

Pacific flatnose fish observed at a depth of 2,166 metres off Vancouver Island, B.C. Scientists say Canada should reassess its priorities and include muddy, carbon-rich sea floors as it moves to ...

The seabed contains nodules of copper, cobalt, and manganese—all of them essential for the energy transition. The United Nations runs the Commission of the Limits of the Continental Shelf to help ...

Around the edges of the Antarctic ice sheet, glaciers flow into the ocean to form long floating ice shelves, which regulate the flow of ice that the ice sheet discharges into the ocean. The increased ...

Flat, cold and seemingly devoid of life — muddy seabeds have largely been ignored as Canada moves to double the share of its oceans under protection to 30 per cent of its exclusive economic zone by ...

The prospect of large-scale mining to extract valuable minerals from the depths of the Pacific Ocean, once a distant vision, has grown more real, raising alarms among the oceans' most fervent ...