The ocean covers almost 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, and over 95 percent remains unexplored. With so much of the ocean ...

To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures need all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, like huge eyes ...

The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in its biological diversity, and it’s disappearing even faster.

Only a tiny fraction of the deep ocean is explored, leaving 66% of Earth’s surface largely unseen. Researchers urge global, ...

The sea lions, the clam chowder, the sunny weather and surfers all will be there. But this year, visitors also will notice something different. The Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, a historic wooden ...

If the U.S. wants to secure critical minerals it should invest in mining and processing facilities on home soil rather than ...

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will consider selling leases to extract minerals from the seabed off the South Pacific island of American Samoa, a potential first step in a wider ...

Though perhaps not well known to the general public, Axial Seamount is considered a key window into Earth's geology. Axial is ...

The underwater volcano, Axial Seamount, off the coast of the Pacific Northwest is heading to eruption for the first time in a ...

Industrial fishing has caused immense damage to ocean life, but given the right protection, the sea has miraculous powers of ...