Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized ...

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics ...

An international team looks back 12 million years for clues about the formation of these vast areas where no life can survive A satellite image of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, where 'dead zones' can ...

A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic ...

India is investing heavily in the search for critical minerals. But it faces strong opposition from fisherfolk.

Before the expedition, Yücel told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the 20-member team, including five from METU, would study hydrothermal vent areas in the eastern Pacific Ocean at depths ranging from 2,400 ...

Turkish scientists are set to explore the depths of oceans and seas for clues about life in space through the METU Institute of Marine Sciences’ "DeepTrace" project. The team will conduct ...

Project aims to search for signs of life in deep space by studying underwater hydrothermal vents, which resemble potential habitats in space Turkish scientists are set to explore the depths of ...

Deep sea mining has been off limits thus far, both because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up ...