China has created a deep-sea cable-cutting device capable of severing the world's most fortified underwater communication and ...

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

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

Hurricanes move massive amounts of sediment from shallow reefs to deep oceans, affecting ecosystems long-term.

The impact of hurricanes when they travel over land, or when they affect ships or oil-drilling platforms, are quite well ...

The new device could theoretically grant China the ability to quietly cripple global communications and energy networks, ...

Campaigner says The Metals Company's loss of a third of its exploration area is sign of a stuttering industry.

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

Using a sediment core taken from the Great Blue Hole off the coast of the Central American state of Belize, researchers from ...

When the A-84 iceberg calved in January, it unveiled a 209-square-mile swath of seafloor. Nearby scientists rushed to the ...

The sediments deposited into the traps in the deep ocean aid in the formation of shallow water reefs, which in turn help in carbon capturing and storage. The study also highlights the role of shallow ...

A storm, even once it has passed, can leave traces in the ocean that last for thousands of years. These consist of sediment layers composed of coarse particles, which are different from the finer ...