Japan has embarked on a daring mission to explore rare earths from the deep sea, aiming to reduce its heavy reliance on China ...

Scientists exploring the deep Pacific Ocean have uncovered a strange “yellow brick road” on the seabed near Hawaii. The ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of isopod in the deep waters of the South China Sea — though its name has come from a galaxy far, far away. According to experts, the Bathynomus vaderi can ...

Tokyo set to make world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth-rich mud from a depth of around 6,000m ...

A brooding mother octopus shelters her eggs behind two different types of corals. The image was made by pilots using a robot to explore the north wall of the Mar Del Plata submarine canyon in ...

Norway has a reputation for environmental leadership, from championing international biodiversity policies to its wilderness protection and ambitious biodiversity regulations. An international ...

Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed. The deep ocean ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- OceanQuest, a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to deep ocean ...

Dumbo octopuses, like the Opisthoteuthis agassizii seen here during a 2019 dive, are the deepest-living group of octopuses known. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S.

The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) recently announced rule changes that would accelerate deep-sea mining in U.S. waters. The move includes shortened environmental review timelines and ...