China's three deep-sea manned submersibles have completed 1,746 dives to date, the Institute of Deep-sea Science and ...

Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists and Indigenous peoples ...

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with the Southern Marine Science and Engineering ...

Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.

From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos ...

Several developments last month are likely to shape the future of the controversial deep-sea mining industry. A congressional hearing on the subject highlighted the widely touted promise of seabed ...

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies of the deep seabed to date, and peer-reviewed results have begun to emerge. A collage of foraminifera, a kind of ...

Global negotiations over the future of the deep sea are underway this week in Kingston, Jamaica where member states of the International Seabed Authority have gathered to continue shaping a regulatory ...

An underwater gold rush may be on the horizon — or rather, a rush to mine the seafloor for manganese, nickel, cobalt and other minerals used in electric vehicles, solar panels and more. Meanwhile, ...

The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...

A new study claims that we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about our own oceans. Despite covering over 70% of Earth's surface, the vast majority of the deep sea remains unexplored. In ...