In shallow coastal waters around the world, mud and other fine-grained sediments such as clay and silt form critical blue ...

Ocean floor restoration isn’t enough. Scientists show how policy and technology can help marine life and habitats recover.

The ocean covers 70% of Earth, yet only 5% has been explored. What we do know shows how vital and fascinating the oceans are ...

There is currently no commercial-scale deep-sea mining anywhere in the world. But companies have long eyed the ocean floor as ...

Now, only a few months later, a new team of scientists exploring the Antarctic Ocean floor has captured and documented several strange species that call the cold floor home. The crew on the RSV ...

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to jump-start mining on the ocean floor. Large-scale deep sea ...

But companies have long eyed the ocean floor as a potential source of metals like nickel, cobalt, manganese and copper, which are used in batteries for electric vehicles and other technologies.