Researchers from the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment helped lead the charge of underwater ...
I spent years preparing to dive into the deepest place on earth. Only a handful of people have traveled into the depths of the Mariana Trench, nearly 7 miles below the ocean surface. As a geologist ...
The shark was spotted in near-freezing waters, which most species can't withstand A sleeper shark has been spotted in the frigid waters surrounding Antarctica for the first time The sleeper shark was ...
When we dream of landscapes, we might imagine rolling valleys or rugged mountains. But there is a whole landscape hidden from human view: the secret world of the seafloor. Half of Earth's oceans are ...
Jessica Irving has received funding from the National Science Foundation to work with MERMAID. She is a member of the Earthscope Oceans Science Committee and was involved in the research study ...
With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The ...
Gryphon Orfanos, who in the past worked on the fishing vessel "Lily Jean," stands on the pier in Gloucester of the homeport of the fishing boat that went missing with seven onboard. (Charles Krupa/AP) ...
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 ...
Researchers have long believed that a sudden, massive deluge filled a dry, salt-filled Mediterranean 5 million years ago. Turns out that probably didn't happen, but there was still drama aplenty. When ...
The deep sea is a dark, cold place. It's just a few degrees above freezing, subject to immense pressure, and beyond the reach of the sunlight needed for photosynthesis. The life that does survive in ...
A warship emblazoned with the words ‘Assab Ethiopia’. Commandos blasting through a sealed steel door beneath the slogan ‘We will not remain closed’. Red-bereted paratroopers descending from the sky as ...
Pharos Offshore Group announced that SMD has been selected to deliver a control system upgrade for the jet trenching spread ...