Deep-sea mining could unleash clouds of debris that threaten a mysterious, vital ecosystem we barely understand.

Karen Madorin is a retired teacher, writer, photographer, outdoors lover, and sixth-generation Kansan.

Indigenous leaders are calling for involvement in the agreement’s decision-making process, not just an acknowledgement of ...

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

Beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, vast volumes of cold, dense water plunge off the Antarctic continental shelf, cascading down underwater cliffs to the ocean floor thousands of meters below.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has traveled many miles across land on foot since 2013, when he began his long ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

An international team of scientists has moved beyond just 'scratching the surface,' to understand how microplastics move through and impact the global ocean. For the first time, scientists have mapped ...

Breaching settled international law, Mr Trump’s order applies to international waters beyond American jurisdiction as well as ...

Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for ...

In the UK, where the government in 2023 announced up to £20 billion ($26.7 billion) in funding to support carbon capture, one ...