Strange features of a collision point between pieces of Earth's crust are evidence that the structure may be nearing its end, ...

The discovery, made just off the coast of Vancouver Island in the Pacific Ocean, shows that a section of the oceanic crust is ...

Scientists from Australia and Japan studying three trenches find ‘organisms have adapted strategies to filter things out of ...

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 ...

The agency is reviewing a permit request from a company that aims to harvest minerals on the Pacific Ocean floor.

Underneath the ocean's surface lies a vast and ancient world. As demand for sustainable technologies increases, attention is ...

WELLINGTON--New Zealand’s defense minister warned in an interview that small countries in the South Pacific face growing pressure from great power competition for their rare minerals and fisheries ...

Meet the Atlantic wolffish, green humphead parrotfish, and other unusual species with extraordinary adaptations.

New research has found that deep-sea mining in international waters could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and ...

Deep sea mining has disastrous consequences for marine life, many of which are still unknown to oceanographers.

Deep-sea mining firm The Metals Co. asked the Trump administration today to approve its plans to mine the international seabed, making it the first such company to seek the government’s permission to ...

Hawaiian gold coral in the deep ocean. (Photo credit: HURL) Layers of coral skeleton laid down over the past 1,000 years can be seen in this polished section of a deep sea coral. (Photo by M. McCarthy ...