Holt, one of Magellan’s offshore managers, said the aim was to test the physical requirements and environmental impacts of ...

The mysteries of the deep ocean have long tantalized human curiosity. Until recently, much of the ocean floor remained ...

Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ...

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Researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute noticed the sea spider, the size of a dinner plate, about 2km beneath the icy surface waters of the South Sandwich Islands, a chain of volcanic islands ...

Girguis, a professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, specializes in biochemistry and ecological physiology ...

A new desalination technology is undergoing testing in Southern California. Water managers hope it will offer an ...