As the North Shore community mourns the loss of the seven crew members of a Gloucester fishing boat that sank off the coast ...

U.S. Coast Guard officials say they have launched a formal investigation into the sinking of a commercial fishing vessel off Gloucester, Massachusetts, that resulted in seven deaths.

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that the search for survivors on a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts with seven aboard has been suspended ...

A newly discovered ecosystem beneath the Arctic Ocean has changed scientists' understanding of deep-sea biodiversity and the way carbon cycles through the Earth's environment. Scientists, led by ...

Vital infrastructure like water pipes and electrical lines run beneath rivers such as the Susquehanna and Chenango. Aging underwater pipes, some over 100 years old, have caused major service ...

Scientific studies show substantial reductions in deep-sea biodiversity following mining tests, with impacts potentially lasting decades. Governments are split between environmental caution and the ...

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After sitting on the sidelines for nearly 30 years, the United States is preparing to dive into deep-sea mining. While the U.S. has long deferred to laws established by the U.N. Convention on the Law ...

Deep-sea mining targets mineral deposits on the ocean floor, typically at depths of 3,000–6,000 meters. Most attention focuses on polymetallic nodules—potato-sized rocks lying on abyssal plains—and on ...

The study inventoried thousands of mollusks, worms, crustaceans and other small marine creatures. Natural History Museum, London and University of Gothenburg As demand soars for critical minerals for ...

How companies that mine copper, ore, and even nickel, are betting on the sea floor to find such rare earths. Rare-earth elements help power our everyday electrical devices, and that’s because most ...

For all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, researchers discovered some 4,000 marine species, 88% of which were new ...