Given how underexplored the Pacific Ocean is, it is not surprising that new species are being discovered every time a manned or unmanned deep-water submersible is launched to document the species ...

It’s back!!! The “blob” has returned. No, not the 1958 sci-fi film of the same name starring a young Steve McQueen in his first leading role. This “blob” is the marine heatwave that now spans much of ...

You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to ...

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, in a remote stretch of the Pacific between Hawaii and Mexico, scientists have mapped 788 deep-sea species thriving in near-total darkness, many of which may be entirely ...