Conservationists say retrieving mineral-rich rocks will destroy sea life. Environmental studies show conflicting results.

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A bizarre animal filmed at the bottom of the Ryukyu Trench in the Philippine Sea has left scientists baffled - experts are ...

A strange creature from the deep ocean, Ferreiraella populi, was named by internet users and is now a scientifically ...

From the East Pacific Rise in the Pacific Ocean to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Atlantic, researchers from the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment led the charge of ...

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Clare Fieseler's and Jason Jaacks' reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center and co-published with the Post and Courier. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, ...

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our ...

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela—carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing President Nicolás Maduro—the moves were framed as political intervention. But ...

A remotely operated vehicle exploring a dark limestone cave 385 meters beneath the ocean surface near a remote Japanese ...