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It’s a place where fire seemingly meets water ... Hydrothermal vents are openings on the ocean floor where seawater seeps into cracks, gets superheated by magma, and then gushes back out ...
Have you ever wondered why the Pacific Ocean seems to be constantly shaking and erupting, as if the very earth beneath it is ...
Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, ...
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to jump-start mining on the ocean floor. Large-scale deep sea mining has never been done — though some companies have pushed for it — ...
In shallow coastal waters around the world, mud and other fine-grained sediments such as clay and silt form critical blue ...
NOAA Ocean Exploration sent cameras inside the wreck over the Easter holiday weekend and three planes were located in the ...
William Brangham: Along certain parts of the ocean floor lie a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric cars and other electronics. But mining for them in ...
Los Angeles County health officials lifted a months-long Ocean Water Advisory at fire-impacted beaches Wednesday, after testing cleared the ocean water and beach sand as safe for beachgoers.