In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to permit, for the first time, industrial mining of the ...

President Trump is reportedly considering an executive order that would speed up permitting for deep-sea mining, which could ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. BERGEN ...

A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral ...

Aquatic enthusiasts have a chance to join a virtual deep sea expedition with underwater explorers this week, as remotely ...

A ship run by Schmidt Institute was heading for Bellingshausen Sea when an iceberg broke clean, exposing 510 square ...

Canada's federal election is a turning point for the ocean and marine life. Learn why it matters—and how you can vote for the ...

This is one creative way of conducting research: eight sea lions from Australia have been equipped with cameras in order to ...

Some deep-sea mining companies have ... worms to cold-water corals and Arctic sponges. Image by Elizabeth Claire Alberts/Mongabay. “The Arctic mid-ocean ridge area is still poorly studied ...