Scientists have developed a new method to identify and map plastic waste in urban areas using satellite imagery, offering new hope for tracking pollution and improving waste management in cities ...

Beneath the ocean surface, a global mission is underway that could reshape our understanding of our planet. Inspired by Sir ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

The more we explore and protect the ocean, the more we benefit, whether in the form of economic returns or scientific ...

When the island of Santorini was rattled by thousands of small earthquakes earlier this year, many people were left mystified ...

A new satellite-based product can now map the ocean carbon sink at unprecedented resolution.Although the oceanic sink for the ...

Historical maps and records from across Europe show just how much oyster beds and other marine habitats have changed over the ...

In this Review, we define the seafloor as the top metre layer of the seabed that is bioturbated by animals, and porous ocean crust that is penetrated by seawater, whereas the deep subsurface ...

At APL, a team is developing portable tech to detect ocean species using eDNA. Their goal: real-time, low-cost monitoring to ...

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to explore a shipwreck, pilot a remotely operated vehicle or touch artifacts that ...

Researchers using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) have mapped the geology of the Mona Rift and made some astonishing discoveries.

The Trump administration is considering a first-of-its kind mining project at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. But deep-sea mining has raised major environmental questions.