"For locals and tourists alike, the beach is a popular destination," writes Andrew DeVogelaere in the Finding Sanctuary ...

In a recent paper published in Scientific Reports, researchers from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) warn that some ...

A stress-test of The Metals Company's own figures finds deep-sea mining destroys value in most scenarios and could cost ...

National Geographic today unveiled the trailer and premiere date for EXPEDITION: SAVING OUR SEAS, a one-hour special showcasing the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Ocean Expeditions — a ...

A mischievous sea cucumber and 56 other newly discovered marine species are making a splash in the South Atlantic Ocean. The ...

Scientists explain the bizarre phenomenon of internal waves, invisible underwater giants that can rival skyscrapers in height.

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study. The Axial Seamount is gonna blow, scientists say. The only ...

Belize is turning to its deep waters to fulfill its pledge to protect 30% of its ocean and achieve the sixth milestone of its ...

Deep-sea mining may still be in its infancy, but scientists and environmentalists are already raising the alarm about the risks. Seafloor massive sulfides that form around hydrothermic vents are rich ...

Six specimens of the deep-sea peanut worm Nephasoma constricticervix, recovered from more than 5,100 meters down in the ...

When the submarine plunged to about 1,500 meters below sea level, ecologist Jeff Drazen asked the pilots to cut the strobe lights that had been guiding them through the pitch-black waters. For a ...

A new study has uncovered vast, previously unknown viral diversity in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone ...