Across the Indonesian islands in the Coral Triangle, daily life remains shaped by the sea. See the lives of the islanders through a photographer's lens.

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The ...

Photo credit: victoria cervantes Most lighthouses are content to sit on easily accessible points of land, where visitors can ...

As policymakers meet in Jamaica to develop regulations for mineral exploitation in international waters, Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala highlights what’s at stake for Pacific cultures.

If someone asked you to name America’s most beautiful beaches, you’d probably start listing locations in Hawaii, California, or Florida, which is exactly why Rialto Beach near Forks, Washington gets ...

Scientists recorded the first shark in Antarctic waters when a sleeper shark passed a deep-sea camera in near-freezing darkness.

Even as opposition grows and the U.S. territory maintains a moratorium on seabed mining, NOAA began a $20 million survey of ...

Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of the least understood parts of our planet.

Somewhere in the North Atlantic, more than a kilometer beneath its surface, a cold-water coral reef stretches across an ...

These California beach towns offer boardwalk fun, hidden coves, harbor views, and laid-back main streets perfect for a slow ...

This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

Just off the Southern California coast lies one of the most surprising camping destinations in the United States. While millions of travelers crowd into places like Yosemite National Park or Joshua ...