The Trump administration is taking a step toward potentially allowing companies to trawl for minerals under the ocean floor ...

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will consider selling leases to extract minerals from the seabed off the South Pacific island of American Samoa, a potential first step in a wider indus ...

Commercial mining on the miles-deep Pacific Ocean floor came one step closer to reality with an announcement late Tuesday by ...

The first-ever direct flights from the United States to Greenland will give tourists easier access to the island’s history, ...

Then, the creatures of the deep sea began dazzling the crew with a striking display of bioluminescent lights, emitting ...

China's strategic discussions with the Pacific island nation on ocean minerals follow the Trump administration's bypassing of ...

After decades of negotiations, a landmark treaty to protect the world’s high seas stands at a turning point – and France is ...

Multiple studies suggest 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming is “far too high” to prevent rapid ice sheet retreat that would be ...

A Perspective proposes a pathway to improvements in sustainability of marine ecosystems and resources in China. Based on ...

The international legal order is floundering. The geopolitical and resource policy priorities of the United States are ...

The deep ocean, covering most of Earth, remains largely unexplored, with only 0.001% visually studied. It regulates climate, ...