In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...

Beijing now has the power to disrupt global communications after scientists revealed a device that can sever undersea cables.

Daniel Jones, a NOC researcher who trawled the archives to pinpoint the location, said the test followed an CIA plot to ...

Subsea cables have emerged as a key vulnerability facing governments around the world in the event of heightened tensions or ...

Designed for integration with China’s advanced manned and unmanned submersibles such as the Fendouzhe and Haidou series, he ...

Kingston, Jamaica -The 30th Session of the International Seabed Authority, which starts today in Kingston, Jamaica is the first of new ...

China has publicly disclosed its development of a compact, powerful deep-sea cable cutter capable of severing communication ...

China is rapidly expanding its deep-sea exploration efforts, sending fleets of research vessels far beyond its shores. While ...

The 30th Session of the International Seabed Authority, which starts today in Kingston, Jamaica, is the first under the new Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho, a scientist whose appointment brings ...

The CIA leased a ship for real deep-sea mining, according to Jones. He found an old photograph of the roughly eight-metre- (26-feet-) wide machine used to harvest nodules. His team visited the ...

Not only is Chairman Xi Jinping constantly pushing the People's Liberation Army (PLA) towards devotee levels of loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party, but he is ensuring that China's military is ...