Shaped by eddy-wave interactions, the high-frequency motions in the ocean surface mixed layers follow a universal energy ...

When I set sail on the MV NorSky in the summer of 2008 to probe the depths of Manus Basin off the coast of Papua New Guinea, I believed in the promise of deep-sea mining. As an early-career deep-sea ...

We've mapped the surface of Mars in more detail than the bottom of our own oceans. Over 80% of the seafloor remains unexplored, and the creatures that live down there make science fiction look ...

We’ve barely explored the ocean’s floor. This new 3D map offers 10,000 new spots to look at next. Composite satellite visualizations of the Earth. National Geographic Explorer Katy Croff Bell has ...

Nearly a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, the seafloor looks very different from the bright coral reefs most people know. No sunlight reaches this depth. The water is cold and dark. Yet coral reefs ...

In the field of oceanography, researchers have been successful at simulating the ocean’s large-scale behavior but have struggled to capture smaller turbulent motions that play a key role in moving ...

The Trump administration is moving to open federal waters surrounding American Samoa to deep-sea mining despite widespread opposition from leaders and environmental advocates from the U.S. territory.

You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to industry and modern technology – everything from cellphones to fighter jets.

Somewhere in the North Atlantic, more than a kilometre beneath its surface, a cold-water coral reef stretches across an unnamed seamount. Despite never appearing on a chart, this underwater forest has ...