Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

Other risks of deep sea exploration include entanglement on the sea floor and fire in the cabin. By far, the biggest risks in ...

TOKYO: Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, ...

The deep sea covers about two-thirds of the Earth’s surface, but according to a new study, humans are estimated to have observed less than .001 percent of the deep seafloor — an area roughly ...

The deep sea remains a largely mysterious place, and just around 25 percent of the seafloor is decently mapped. Deep ocean missions are often considered the new exploration of little-known — or ...

Only about 20% of the ocean’s depths has been mapped by humans. Here’s what we do — and don’t — know about the deep seas and why studying them is so precarious.

When Hans Hartman, a civil engineer, attempted to film the ocean depths in 1917, he pioneered what would become the first deep-sea ROV, or remotely operated vehicle.During an era of silent movies ...

Mark Monroe directs an engrossing recap of the 2023 submersible accident, in which five people died in a vessel experts had ...

"Deep-sea exploration led by scientists and local communities is crucial to better understanding the planet's largest ecosystem," Miller said. "If we have a better understanding of our ocean, we ...

Humans have visually documented about 1,470 square miles, or a mere 0.001 percent, of the deep seafloor, according to a new study.That’s a little larger than the size of Rhode Island.

Researchers at the University of South Florida and Florida Institute of Oceanography have access to a new remotely operated vehicle called Taurus, which can reach depths of up to 2.5 miles while ...

We know from the Titan submersible that there’s a real risk of implosion when it comes to deep sea exploration. The Titan submersible imploded in June 2023 with five passengers on board. The implosion ...