China has unveiled plans to send a crewed submersible “Tan Suo San Hao” to explore the bottom of the Arctic seabed. This mission is part of the country’s growing influence in polar regions.

Though it had little scientific significance, the stunt infuriated other Arctic nations and kicked the international rush to map out claims to the seabed into high gear. Last month, the United ...

As the Arctic icecap thins as a result of global ... This will launch the submersibles to scoop samples from the seabed for research. The mission will also plant a flag on the seabed under the ...

A preliminary assessment by the US Geological Survey suggests the Arctic seabed may hold as much as 25 percent of the world's undiscovered oil and natural gas reserves. By one estimate ...

Norway has found minerals on its seabed that it believes can be used ... Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Companies are raring to explore the Arctic seabed off Norway, which could become the first country ...

It is time for “We the North” to mean more to Canadians than just the playoff slogan for our national basketball team.

A 1 billion dollar project to connect Japan and Europe with a fiber-optic cable along the Arctic seabed is underway with a survey of the proposed route, which bypasses Russia. In April ...

Companies are raring to explore the Arctic seabed off Norway, which could become the first country in Europe to allow deep-sea mining -- much to the dismay of environmentalists. The industry has ...