President Trump signed a far-reaching executive order aimed at accelerating the development of deep-sea mining for ...

For national and international policymakers, decisions on how to regulate — and whether to allow — exploitative human ...

New Zealander Maire Clifford was gazing out the window on a train traveling from London to Edinburgh, Scotland. The train was weaving north out of King’s Cross station, with cityscapes gradually ...

New research shows that penguin guano in Antarctica is an important source of ammonia aerosol particles that help drive the ...

A new analysis found that ingesting plastic can disrupt proteins that facilitate key functions in seabirds—the latest in a ...

Landfall is a haunting and propulsive crime novel, set in 2050s Sydney, that weighs the value of a human life on an ...

Only a tiny fraction of the deep ocean is explored, leaving 66% of Earth’s surface largely unseen. Researchers urge global, ...

Everything from a live-action Disney remake to the newest Mission Impossible movie will be hitting screens this summer.

Scientists confirm Zealandia, Earth's eighth continent, submerged almost two million square miles, with only 5% above water.

New research shows that penguin guano in Antarctica is an important source of ammonia aerosol particles that help drive the ...

Researcher Kurt Panter displays rocks containing pyroexene during an recent interview. He recently completed his 11th ...

Thousands of feet below sea level, the creatures that live in the deep sea survive without direct sunlight, plants or the ...