Humanity has only explored 0.001% of the deep sea, according to a May 2025 study.Getty Images Reporter The Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track approval ...

The ability to pull a downed fighter jet off the ocean floor is not just a matter of salvage logistics. It is a direct measure of how well a navy can protect its most sensitive technology and ...

The deep sea, the planet’s most expansive and least understood ecosystem, remains largely unexplored. Yet while the deep sea may seem a dark and distant space, events underwater directly impact our ...

The first comprehensive analysis of deep-sea dives has revealed that humans have only directly observed a tiny fraction – less than 0.001 per cent – of the global deep seafloor, leaving the vast ...

The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...