At a depth of 1,300 meters in the Pacific Ocean, scientists have filmed a geological contradiction that wasn’t supposed to ...
Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, sediment cores hold secrets that could reshape how scientists predict Earth's climate future. These deep-sea layers capture snapshots of ancient oceans, revealing ...
An unexpected radioactive discovery beneath the Pacific Ocean seabed may provide researchers with a new global geologic time marker. According to a study published on February 10th in the journal ...
The secret to life on Earth could be deeper than we thought. Scientists have discovered that metal nodules on the ocean floor are producing oxygen in total darkness without any aid from living ...
There are moons circling the planets Jupiter and Saturn where oceans have been detected under deep layers of ice. Scientists like Lauren Seyler have wondered if life can be found deep below an ocean ...
An election over the future of a United Nations-affiliated organization could determine whether the Pacific Ocean floor will soon be mined for metals used in electric vehicles. Kiribati, a tiny island ...
Image: The Autonomous Benthic Explorer (ABE) will be one of two unmanned vehicles used to explore and map hydrothermal vents sites near Papua New Guinea. (Photo by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ...
The agency is reviewing a permit request from a company that aims to harvest minerals on the Pacific Ocean floor. NOAA sent a draft rule to the White House on Tuesday that would streamline permitting ...
Research vessels roam the seas searching for deposits of battery metals, rare earths and critical minerals that litter the ocean’s plains. Marine biologist Teina ...