The document describes oceans as facing a “global emergency,” ravaged by warming temperatures, plastic pollution, and the ...

The more we explore and protect the ocean, the more we benefit, whether in the form of economic returns or scientific ...

In signing the executive order, Trump described deep-sea mining as “the next gold rush ... “Our grandchildren, when they are taught geography, will be looking at a different map of the world than we ...

Soft corals in the West Philippine Sea and Benham Bank in the Philippine Rise, which are under threat from China, are among ...

UN Ocean Conference put Marine Protected Areas at the heart of global ocean action, but global progress hinges on whether the United States steps up to lead. From June 9–13, Nice, France, hosted the ...

When hundreds of eerily perfect circles were discovered on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, theories abounded about what they could mean. Four years of underwater research revealed a lost world.

A fleet of 30 research and exploration vessels is to sail off the French coastal city of Nice, marking World Oceans Day and the opening of the third United Nations Ocean Conference. The event ...

Fighting it out over the Arctic, with the vast resources of the Arctic, is going to be the new great game of the twenty-first century,” Steve Bannon, who served as chief strategist early in President ...

China dominates the global rare earths industry—and it’s not even close. A fight is already underway to lay claim to this sunken island’s natural riches.

The Department of the Interior today announced new policy steps to speed up the search and development of critical minerals ...