CALIFORNIA SEABED

KoBold is pumping $2.3 billion into its first mine and is negotiating tricky partnerships with contractors and governments alike. It is relying on the U.S. government to finance a new railway to export the copper.

There is a summertime spike in COVID-19 cases in 39 states in the United States. Reduced immunity, low vaccination rates, new COVID-19 variations, and an increase in indoor meetings are the main causes of this surge.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, known as Bennifer, have faced marital issues and lived separately since March. Despite therapy and ongoing divorce rumors, they continue their activities.

What could be the source of thousands of boreholes or pockmarks found on the seabed off Slur in California? Did methane bubbles create these holes like pockmarks found elsewhere? The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has carried out s...

Ohio billionaire Larry Connor is preparing for a daring return expedition to the Titanic wreck, partnering with Triton Submarines CEO Patrick Lahey to develop a new submersible for the mission. The new submersible, Triton 4000/2 Abyssal Explorer, is...

While the ocean is already Earth's most powerful tool for carbon removal, we need it to do some more to reach net zero emissions.

CEO Bernard Looney's pursuit of green energy outstripped all rivals three years ago when he outlined a radical blueprint to move away from fossil fuels. Last month he applied the brakes, slowing BP's planned cuts in oil and gas and scaling back plan...

The researchers noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use plastics such as face masks, gloves, and face shields.

Scientists have developed a novel method to determine how fast the Indian Ocean is warming by analysing the sound from seabed earthquakes, an advance that may lead to a relatively low-cost technique to monitor water temperatures in all of the oceans.

Researchers have linked the existence of oceans in the red planet to the rise of the solar system's largest volcanic system, Tharsis.

The oldest of these wells were abandoned in the late 1940s, raising the prospect that many deteriorating sealing jobs are already failing.

BP Plc faces a defining day in its five-week Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster on Thursday when its latest attempt to seal a gushing well deep underwater will be deemed either a success or a failure.

Just how much oil is spewing from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico and how important is it to know that? Experts can't agree on either question.