New Zealand’s willingness to encourage seabed mining in the same piece of ocean where offshore wind generation could be built is unprecedented, according to an international wind farm developer.

Magnificent waterfalls, take-your-breath-away vistas, and glorious stretches of sandy beaches—Southern state parks are some ...

The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach ...

The leader of climate-vulnerable Palau wants US President Donald Trump to come snorkelling with him to understand the "slow ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

The deep-sea, covering more than 60% of the Earth's surface, is a realm of mystery. It hosts a diverse range of geological features, which are all subject ...

The Nippon Foundation is also involved with deep-sea mining research and offshore oil and gas. Among the newly identified species is a pygmy pipehorse, a 4-centimeter (1.6-inch) master of camouflage ...

Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing.

A container ship hit a stationary U.S.-flagged oil tanker on Monday, forcing the crews to abandon ship. A search for a ...

Independent researchers from the MiningImpact project and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources ...

It is the key ingredient of bronze, the alloy that helped create some of the world’s greatest civilizations and took humanity ...