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

(CNN) — Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed.

Exploring peaks, depths, seas, and poles, China notches concrete progress in natural resources technologies during 2021-2025 ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Matt Holden believes taking part in a 21-day expedition exploring the Pacific Ocean this summer is a great opportunity for his students to see him as a role model. The nonprofit Ocean ...

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 ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — Scientists exploring the deep waters off California’s coast have discovered a tiny new species of snailfish that has been capturing attention not only for its scientific value but ...

Dumbo octopuses, like the Opisthoteuthis agassizii seen here during a 2019 dive, are the deepest-living group of octopuses known. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S.

Across the world’s continental shelves, archaeologists are racing a rising tide of development and climate change to map and ...