Tragedy strikes when a cable snaps at 520 feet during a deep-sea dive, resulting in the deaths of two divers. A chilling ...

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 ...

China is the global leader in the renewable energy sector. Now, the country plans on digging a little deeper, 6,000 ft below ...

With the backing of the US government, a Canadian company is poised to sidestep UN laws and start vacuuming what it deems battery-grade metals from international waters.

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

After 80 years, researchers located the bow of USS New Orleans torn off by a Japanese torpedo during a 1942 WWII naval battle ...

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

The administration laid out a path to accelerate exploration and production of critical minerals in U.S. waters despite widespread concerns.

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...