Far below the Pacific, scientists are mapping a hidden record of catastrophe carved into the seabed by ancient Cascadia earthquakes. Those deep scars, preserved in massive underwater landslides, are ...

The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...

The deep sea, the planet’s most expansive and least understood ecosystem, remains largely unexplored. Yet while the deep sea may seem a dark and distant space, events underwater directly impact our ...

A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of extinction. The authors found that seabed sediment ...

Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect ...

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Canada is preparing for one of the most expensive military purchases in its history — a brand-new fleet of submarines. The government plans to acquire up to 12 conventionally powered, under-ice ...