The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. On ...

A new discovery in one of the most remote and extreme parts of the ocean is challenging our understanding of life at incredible depths. Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, at nearly 8,000 meters, ...

Photographer Ryo Minemizu captures vibrant images of tiny, rarely seen ocean creatures during challenging blackwater dives at ...

Scientists used an autonomous underwater vehicle to image previously unexplored, ultra-deep waters near the abyss of the ...