No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the ...

Under-sea mountains are key locations for predators -- with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows.

Cook Islands officials yesterday said they had discussed seabed minerals research with China as the small Pacific island ...

Cook Islands officials said on Friday they had discussed seabed minerals research with China as the small Pacific island mulls deep-sea mining of its waters. The self-governing co ...

The Cook Islands causes concern in New Zealand as it moves toward a possible collaboration with China on deep-sea mining.

By studying elephant seals' hunting patterns, scientists have discovered a new way to monitor deep-sea fish populations.

Three and a half kilometers beneath the Mediterranean Sea, around 80km off the coast of Sicily, lies half of a very unusual telescope called KM3NeT.

Analysis: This is no mere holiday snapshot – this is the Cooks PM discovering China's seabed mining expertise, writes ...

Dark oxygen, a newly identified form of oxygen, raises questions about life in extreme environments and its implications for ...

At least three explanations are under consideration, each of which could have dramatically reshaped planetary conditions for ...