London — The Monday collision between a cargo ship and an oil tanker in the North Sea "has a high risk of being an environmental disaster in really important protected areas," Naomi Tilley ...

a team of scientists from the United States and Chile made an exciting discovery– a tiny crustacean unlike any other predator found in the deep sea. The creature's home is in one of the most ...

Due to the extreme conditions in the deep sea, its ecosystems and high biodiversity (made up mostly of small organisms living in the sediment) are particularly sensitive to disturbances.

TOKYO -- With Japan's main deep-sea research vessel set to go out of service as early as the 2030s and no replacement in sight, the country risks falling even further behind China, which has the ...

For the crew onboard the Stena Immaculate, the cargo ship which was about to plough into them seemed to just "come out of the blue ... and drifting in the North Sea. BBC News has spoken to ...

Both the deep sea and space are difficult to reach and even more difficult to explore. You can’t breathe the air, temperatures are extreme, gravity varies, and atmospheric pressure makes survival ...

22, 2024. Credit: Deep Blue Aerospace HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Deep Blue Aerospace has secured fresh funding as it prepares for a first orbital launch and recovery attempt in mid-2025.

Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing. While some ISA member states are hoping to see progress soon, a growing ...

"Our objective was the deep-sea shark, the bluntnose sixgill," it explained. "This ancient species predates most dinosaurs, and is a dominant predator of the deep sea ecosystem." FSU Marine Lab's ...

But deep-sea mining is a controversial means of obtaining them because of its potentially significant environmental impacts. "We felt that a vehicle that used AI to look for life and avoid it ...

Antarctic sea ice was 26% below average, and Arctic ice cover was 8% below average. February was 1.59°C hotter than pre-industrial times, marking the third hottest February on record.