Seabed 2030 aims to map the entirety of the ocean floor by 2030, but is it a possible endeavour – and what have they found so ...

Scientific expedition confirms vast freshwater reserve beneath ocean floor - Researchers yet to fully understand how ...

A new underwater energy storage system could help solve renewable power’s biggest challenge of storing excess electricity.

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New research shows that a fragile clay layer beneath the Japan Trench played a key role in the extreme seafloor movement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have revealed how much of the vast deep ocean floor humankind has observed, and it's a staggeringly small amount.

From space, the oceans look calm and simple — just endless blue. But when scientists zoom in with modern tools, that calm ...

Taken from the International Space Station by an astronaut, this is a view of Lake Van off Turkey, the largest soda lake on Earth. This region is prone to major earthquakes because of movement from ...

Invisible clouds of sediment created by underwater mining spread for miles, putting ocean floor ecosystems at risk.

It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable ...

About 2,000 feet beneath the ocean’s surface, in the dark stillness off the coast of California, a concrete sphere the size ...

A deep-sea mining test shows ecosystem damage can begin immediately, with more than one-third of seafloor animals lost in a single pass.