Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast. While researchers have known since the 1960s that some coral were present off ...
As the United States looks to secure its supply of critical minerals, deep-sea mining could offer one possible solution.
For centuries, the deepest parts of the ocean remained beyond human reach, hidden beneath crushing pressure and perpetual ...
Mr. Cousteau is an ocean explorer. On my fourth birthday, my father found me at the bottom of the pool, sharing air supply, or “buddy breathing,” with a family friend; I was having my first scuba ...
An ocean exploration company, Deep Sea Vision (DSV), announced it has captured a sonar image in the Pacific Ocean that "appears to be Earhart's Lockheed 10-E Electra," 86 years after her disappearance ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Dec 06, 2024, 01:38pm EST A nautilus caught the eye of researchers on ...
Scientists initially thought that the 6.4 million acre seascape off the southeastern United States was a dead zone. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 18, 2024 12:45 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a ...
The ocean is vast, deep, and often inaccessible to humans. But in recent decades, robots and other technologies have started to give researchers a view of life thousands of meters below the ocean’s ...
With recent discussions around the ramifications of deep-sea mining, global governments are weighing the pros and cons of ocean-bound resources. Though the risks for marine ecosystems are significant, ...
After spending two weeks of her summer mapping the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean, graduate student Ophelia Christoph returned to the University of Delaware campus with new discoveries and remarkable ...
Jellyfish can't do much besides swim, sting, eat, and breed. They don't even have brains. Yet, these simple creatures can easily journey to the depths of the oceans in a way that humans, despite all ...
In December 2000, the United States Congress requested that the U.S. National Academies assess the feasibility and value of implementing a major, coordinated, international program of ocean ...