Four sperm whales that stranded separately on southeastern U.S. coastlines between 2020-22 were emaciated and malnourished, with ingested fishing gear ...

The presence of a rocky formation previously unknown to nautical cartography has been confirmed by the scientific team aboard ...

Microplastics scientists are finding the tiny particles everywhere, even in their own research laboratories. So how do they ...

China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University recently announced construction on the largest semi-submersible research platform ever ...

A group of scientists from a biotechnology startup known as R3 Bio have created multi-organ biological platforms know as ...

We are what we eat. And in the ocean, most life-forms source their food from phytoplankton. These microscopic, plant-like ...

The deep ocean has long been considered a nutrient-starved environment, but new research suggests this view may be incomplete. Scientists have discovered that immense pressure in the deep sea can ...

The Trump administration is moving to open federal waters surrounding American Samoa to deep-sea mining despite widespread opposition from leaders and environmental advocates from the U.S. territory.

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A veritable gold rush appears to be opening up, not in the dusty hills of California but in the deep seabeds of the Pacific Ocean — one that’s being driven by an insatiable global demand of critical ...

The deep sea is a dark, cold place. It’s just a few degrees above freezing, subject to immense pressure, and beyond the reach of the sunlight needed for photosynthesis. The life that does survive in ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County leaders are doubling down on their opposition to Trump administration efforts that could open up the California coast to what many local advocates say are harmful ...