Close to the summit of an underwater mountain west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a jagged landscape of towers rises from the ...

The Ministry of Natural Resources reported that China successfully finished 43 piloted dives during its 2025 trip to the Arctic, which included joint ...

In 2025, China's crewed submersible Fendouzhe plunged more than three miles beneath Arctic pack ice to explore the eastern ...

Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

New research highlights the complex relationship between Earth's tectonic plate movements and climate shifts. Contrary to ...

While the Trump administration frames deep-sea mining as a ‘core national security and economic interest,’ dozens of ...

Eruptions from volcanic arcs, found where tectonic plates converge, are one of the major drivers of natural carbon emissions, ...

Scientists have traditionally focused on volcanic arcs as the main natural source of atmospheric carbon dioxide. These form ...

Evidence from fossil shells suggests that falling seawater calcium helped lock away carbon dioxide and helped cool Earth after the dinosaurs.

Sea-level changes are often blamed on shifts in climate. And while climate clearly plays a major role, it isn’t the only force at work. Geological and tectonic mechanisms can also reshape the oceans.