Sea Mining Could Devastate an Enigmatic Group of Creatures, Researchers Warn

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

From desert frog to deep-sea molluscs, remarkable species at risk – IUCN Red List

Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents, today’s update of The IUCN Red List of ...
Geopolitical Futures

The Red Sea: A Strategic Basin Far Beyond the Houthi Threat

Security in the Red Sea basin is often boiled down to one thing: the Yemeni Houthi rebels’ ability to disrupt commercial shipping, particularly as the war in Iran raises concerns over maritime ...

New deep-sea measurements show how the ocean floor forms

The first-known direct observations of a seafloor spreading event at a mid-ocean ridge in the Indian Ocean are presented in ...

In a First, Scientists Observe Creation of New Seafloor

The spread of the ocean floor, as tectonic plates spread apart, is known but hard to observe. Scientists have now documented ...

Ocean rift zone saw spreading happen in a sudden burst

Earlier study of the region had shown that the spreading in the area occurs at an average rate of a bit over 60 millimeters a ...
ancient-origins

Before the Flood: The Geological Secret Buried Beneath the Azores

Roughly halfway between Europe and North America, nine volcanic islands rise from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. They sit atop a vast submerged plateau, a triangular mass of thickened crust ...
Reuters

Explainer: Why the Iran-aligned Houthis threatening Red Sea shipping could mean more for the oil market this time

June 8 - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday that they would ban ships linked to Israel from the Red Sea after Israel renewed its military attacks on Iran, adding to concerns about global ...
Marine Link

Yemeni Houthis Threaten Israeli Red Sea Shipping

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday that they would ban Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, adding to challenges for global shipping through the Middle East during the Iran war. The ...
Cfr.org

Conflict and Cooperation in the Red Sea

Due to its vital waterways and strategic location, the Red Sea is a contested geographical space where both great powers and regional powers vie for influence and conflicts perpetuate. However, it is ...
Al-Monitor

Ethiopia accuses Egypt of obstructing Red Sea access bid: What to know

Ethiopia on Thursday accused Egypt of seeking to undermine its efforts to secure access to the Red Sea, days after Cairo signed a maritime cooperation agreement with Eritrea. What happened: Speaking ...
Science Daily

The Red Sea that vanished and the catastrophic flood that brought it back

Researchers at KAUST have confirmed that the Red Sea once vanished entirely, turning into a barren salt desert before being suddenly flooded by waters from the Indian Ocean. The flood carved deep ...