An abrupt announcement has rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica that has protected deep ...
Life is beginning to return to deep-sea mining tracks in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, but full recovery may be impossible. The seabed, cleared of metal-rich nodules in 1979, still shows visible ...
China has developed a compact deep-sea device capable of cutting armoured undersea cables at depths of 4,000 metres — twice the operational depth of existing subsea communication infrastructure. The ...
An experiment from 1979 to mine the deep sea has provided a rare opportunity to see how the fragile ecosystem at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean responds to disturbance. The researchers have found ...
It found a rich biodiversity hosting hints of several new species unknown to science. Deep-sea ecosystems typically rely on nutrients trickling from the surface slowly down to the seafloor.
The Mariners offered a reminder of their issues from last season and potential weaknesses this season, getting shut out in a 7-0 loss Friday.
The burial chamber most likely belonged to a ruler in a line of kings once lost to history, researchers said. “It’s a new ...
The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.
Too many questions surround the abrupt U-turn on cooperation with the International Criminal Court, from sovereignty to political persecution.
Arête Glacier Initiative has raised $5 million to improve forecasts of sea-level rise and explore the possibility of ...
The liberal group MoveOn has warned Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) about “deep problems” with their base regarding the ...
A worker produces submarine cables at a production base in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province on August 8, 2024. Photo: ...