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Japan will begin deep-sea rare earth exploration in the South Pacific as it moves to diversify supply chains amid tighter ...

Tokyo set to make world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth-rich mud from a depth of around 6,000m ...

Japan has embarked on a daring mission to explore rare earths from the deep sea, aiming to reduce its heavy reliance on China ...

Guam legislators are moving to block deep-sea mining operations from using the island's ports and waters, introducing a bill ...

In order to understand currents, tides and other ocean dynamics, scientists need to accurately capture sea surface height, or ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

Research commissioned by Greenpeace, showing that deep sea mining in the Cook Islands is unlikely to make any money, is being ...

A transparent goby fish drifted through the darkness, its skeleton visible through paper-thin skin. Nearby, a sea slug wore ...

About 100 Guam residents filled the Guam Museum on Wednesday evening in a last-minute push to submit public comments opposing ...

Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms ...

Europa has a deep ocean, but a new study suggests its seafloor may be too quiet to supply the energy life needs to survive.