Deep below the surface of the ocean in the South China Sea, a robot named “discovery” searched the seafloor for life. Faxian, ...

Rules for the emerging deep-sea mining sector should take a "precautionary approach" that protects the environment, the head ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

The aging Shinkai 6500 is Japan's only crewed submersible research vessel, owned by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science ...

Shanghai Jiao Tong University along with multiple collaborating institutions including the University of Copenhagen and ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

The first phase of the MEER research was a joint effort of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Institute of Deep-sea Science ...

Oceanographers and marine scientists can use these bases to study ocean life, ocean ecosystems, and conduct experiments in a ...

SIVAGANGA: Keeladi has yet again been accorded due importance, along with other archeological sites in the budget this year with finance minister Thangam Thenna ...

The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach ...

New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral, water bear, octocoral, and shrimp were just some of the marine ...