A longnose lancetfish washed ashore in a rare appearance in Seaside, Oregon. Seaside Aquarium staff examined the 5-foot-long ...

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

WASHINGTON— President Trump signed an executive order today to fast-track a process that purports to allow U.S.-affiliated companies to mine the deep seabed in U.S. and international waters. The order ...

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 ...

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

An international team of scientists and crew on board Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor (too) was the first to film the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) in its natural ...

Since its discovery in 1925, only eight adult specimens have been reported, severely limiting scientists’ ability to research ...

Romans actually had public toilets—which is honestly impressive. But instead of toilet paper, they used a sponge attached to a stick, called a tersorium. The same sponge was shared by everyone. They ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

Sea creatures were spotted in California waters, viewers said. Akira Hojo Unsplash A group of sea creatures were spotted surfacing from “glassy” California waters and onlookers called it a ...