Miles of clear, blue-green water span Virginia’s coastal peninsula, broken up by barrier islands and thriving salt marshes.

By Victoria Schneider Three more African countries have joined calls for a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining until the ...

In December, one of America’s largest territorial expansions took place, with barely any public notice. The U.S. has claimed sovereignty over 1 million square kilometers — larger than Texas and ...

When a whale dies and sinks, its body does not simply disappear. On the deep seafloor, far below the reach of sunlight, a ...

Seabed 2030 Enters New Partnership with Terradepth in a Collaboration That Will Boost Project’s Crowdsourcing Initiatives Screenshot of data collected off Antarctica (route transit depicted from South ...

The project could become one of the deepest mining operations ever attempted and could mark a significant step in efforts by ...

Mining the ocean floor for submerged minerals is a little-known, experimental industry. But soon it will take place on the deep seabed, which belongs to everyone, according to international law.

A study published this month in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science reveals that disturbing the seabed, through activities such as trawling, could increase the scale and speed of climate change.

Analysts say Manila’s move could make it harder for Asean to agree on a common position regarding the code of conduct.

The Philippines has made a significant and deliberate move on the international legal stage. By formally submitting its claim for an extended continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea to the United ...

A little-known organisation is meeting this week in a conference centre in Jamaica. The rules the International Seabed Authority (ISA) are drafting could have immense impact. That’s because this ...

Regent Street is one of the most iconic shopping destinations in the world. The grand, curving street is home to Apple’s flagship store, as well as storied London shops like Liberty and Hamleys. And ...