A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the ...

A powerful milestone for our shared ocean is about to be achieved,” writes columnist. “The United Nations’ High Seas Treaty will go into effect on Jan. 17 after two ...

A 34-year-old Brick Township man will spend the rest of his life in prison for hiring an old prison associate to beat his own ...

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into ...

Nature always has the potential to outdo human imagination. From across oceans, forests, deserts, and isolated islands, there are actual living creatures strange enough to appear mythical. They have ...

Europa’s buried ocean has made it one of the most exciting places to search for life beyond Earth. However, new calculations suggest its seafloor may be calm, cold, and largely inactive, with little ...

In Becoming the Sea, nostalgia for the Rhine River of Kiefer’s childhood flows into homages to the Mississippi as a symbol of ...

Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms ...

Home to five national parks and steeped in geological history, Utah is an adventurer’s dream – with a chance to stumble across the fossilised remains of a mammoth while hiking, abseil down the steep ...

Despite crushing pressure, total darkness and near-freezing temperatures, researchers found an underwater world teeming with ...

In his newly translated novel ’The Sailor’s Secret’, Younis Alakhzami merges colonialism, spiritual belief, and human greed ...

The ocean is facing unprecedented challenges. From pollution to the loss of vital oyster reefs, marine life is struggling to ...