The movement of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans and continents — or carbon cycle — regulates Earth’s climate, with the ocean playing a major role in carbon sequestration. A new study finds that ...

Mankind has mined the earth’s surface for thousands of years. Now there’s a furious race to find even more metal that will enable the world’s energy transition away from fossil fuels. In Papua New ...

There's always a lot going on in the deep ocean, but anyone who had “carnivorous 'death-ball' sponge” on their bingo card for ...

Rocks store information from long ago. For instance, their composition can reveal the environmental conditions during their formation. This makes them extremely important in climate research. This led ...

A recent marine expedition found fascinating new species in the deep Pacific, highlighting how little is still known about life beneath the ocean.

The average depth of the ocean is around 12,080 feet. While there are vessels of all sizes, even some of the largest anchor and chain systems, like those found on carriers, only stretch to around ...