Underwater earthquakes can trigger massive phytoplankton blooms, linking deep-sea seismic activity to ocean life and carbon ...

The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.

Seismologists have made a fascinating discovery about what lies beneath the Bermuda -- a never-before-seen plume of rock that ...

Apparently, at one point in Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake story, the players will happen upon two mermaids in a cove. The pair of them will introduce us to Mersea, an underwater city where that race ...

In 2020, haunting images of corroded metal barrels in the deep ocean off Los Angeles leapt into the public consciousness. Initially linked to the toxic pesticide DDT, some barrels were encircled by ...

The Metals Company is developing tech to harvest metal-rich nodules from the ocean floor. The company has no revenue and is still awaiting regulatory approval to begin mining. A recent U.S. permit ...

A team of 30 scientists from Argentina are on an expedition to explore the underwater Mar Del Plata Canyon. Photo by Alex Ingle / Schmidt Ocean Institute A team of 30 Argentinian scientists aboard the ...

An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches, researchers said in a newly published paper. The deep-sea trenches, also called Hadal ...

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining. Fringed by sparkling ...

Research vessels roam the seas searching for deposits of battery metals, rare earths and critical minerals that litter the ocean’s plains. Marine biologist Teina ...

More than 2 miles deep in the Pacific Ocean and hundreds of miles off the coast between Mexico and Hawaii, trillions of lumpy, potato-sized, metal-rich nuggets lie scattered across the seafloor, a ...

Gerard Barron, CEO of The Metals Company, wants his firm to be the first to commercially mine the ocean floor. He applauded a recent executive order signed by President Trump, which promotes deep-sea ...