OPINION: The lack of proven commercially viable ores, the immaturity of crust mining technology and the potential to harm marine life make this a foolhardy endeavor, Andrew D. Thaler writes.

We see a boat on the water and a deep ocean trench below it. The deepest depths of the sea are found in the crescent-shaped Mariana Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean. But what is the ...

There’s a reason why the idea of aliens living at the bottom of the sea keeps popping up in popular culture. Many of us are ...

The Mariana Trench is the deepest ocean trench in the world, located in the Pacific Ocean. Learn about its depth, location, ...

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management extended the public comment period for its deep-sea mining proposal near the Mariana ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mariana Trench is the deepest known point of the ocean, plunging down further than the height ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (WVUE) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is going into unknown territory at the bottom of the Marianas Trench and bringing back some amazing photos in the process. On ...

Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio isn't mincing words about the federal government's handling of a proposed deep-sea mining project near ...

Several people have lobbied the federal government to make the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument a marine sanctuary, including famed director James Cameron, who visited Guam in 2012. Cameron, ...

An American explorer has set a new deep-diving record in the Mariana Trench An American explorer has set a new deep diving record in the Mariana Trench, and in the process uncovered just how far human ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a new group of oil-eating bacteria in the mysterious ecosystem of the Mariana Trench, according to a study published in the journal Microbiome.

The Mariana snailfish is the deepest fish collected from the ocean floor. (UW Photo) They look like ghosts of the abyss, but the wispy, pinkish-white, smooth-skinned creatures at the bottom of the ...