While the headlines have recently been looking to the stars for the next iteration of military prowess, the United States is focusing on a different playing field to hone the next generation of war ...

Thousands of native oysters are settling in to Belfast Lough in a project to bring the species back.

Any renewable energy source a country can support will become a hub for investment. Countries are researching not only solar energy but also the minerals ...

Japan will conduct test mining of rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres ...

In December, one of America’s largest territorial expansions took place, with barely any public notice. The U.S. has claimed sovereignty over 1 million square kilometers — larger than Texas and ...

Environmental conditions on the seabed around fish farms generally improve the farther north you go in Norway.

News Nation/World U.S. claims huge chunk of seabed amid strategic push for resources Dec. 22, 2023 Updated Fri., Dec. 22, 2023 at 5:13 p.m. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

The fight against climate change and the shift from carbon to clean energy is a monumental undertaking. It requires the widespread manufacture and adoption of electric vehicles, batteries, wind ...

In Kingston, Jamaica, by secret ballot, an election was held earlier this month. The lands whose governance was at stake are vaster than any nation, and it’s possible the consequences of the vote will ...

A growing number of countries are calling to halt mining on the ocean floor. The topic will take center stage at thi annual assembly of the International Seabed Authority, which governs seabed mining.

The United States possesses a critical national asset in its Academic Research Fleet (ARF), a network of advanced oceanographic research vessels. This asset enables the nation’s leadership in deep-sea ...

An ancient, methane-spewing volcano has been discovered at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. The volcano, which lies at the center of a 1,000-foot-wide crater at a depth of 1,300 feet, likely formed as ...