The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

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A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near ...

A sweeping new study has unveiled a global map of marine mollusks that reflects not just present-day ocean conditions but ...

Avila Beach remains one of California’s best-kept coastal secrets, a charming enclave along the Central Coast where life moves at a pace dictated by tides rather than traffic lights.

Chinese aircraft conducted surveillance flights over the Philippine Sea near Japan’s southwest islands Monday, according to ...

A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...

For nearly five decades, more than 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste were dumped in the icy depths of the northeast Atlantic. Today, no one knows precisely where these barrels are located, or ...

One of the most complex summer and fall salmon seasons in recent history is locked in place for the Pacific Ocean and Columbia River. Oregon’s coastal fall seasons are typically announced later ...

With the current average rate of new map generation of ∼3.2% of total seafloor area annually, we predict that the global seafloor could be mapped in approximately 20 years. Analysis of the seafloor ...

In the vast, unexplored depths of our oceans, a revolutionary scientific approach is emerging that combines marine biology with geology in an unexpected way. Scientists have begun harnessing the ...

The earthquake was centered in the Pacific Ocean 13 miles northeast of the city of Esmeraldas, and it had a depth of 21.7 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey.