The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) recently announced rule changes that would accelerate deep-sea mining in ...

The bold question-askers at What If explore what happens when humans dump 3.5 billion tons of trash into the deep ocean.

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

Amanda Dedicatoria described towering hydrothermal vents rising from the ocean floor like underwater skyscrapers. Just hours ...

While rich mineral deposits promise centuries of supply, critics argue Japan’s deep-ocean venture risks an irreversible ‘race to the bottom’.

A space burial mission by a German startup, intended to send the ashes of 166 people into orbit, ended in tragedy when the ...

In the South China Sea, off China’s Hainan Island, researchers dropped the carcass of a cow about 5,340 feet down to the ...

Pacific sleeper sharks were spotted in the South China Sea - 1,800 miles from home - offering new clues about deep-ocean ...

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has flown through the plumes of water vapor spewing out from the ocean inside Saturn's moon ...

Today, author and Connecticut native, Ocean Vuong, joins us to talk about his upbringing and his new book, "The Emperor of ...