Cutting-edge ROVs and ocean-mapping drones helped to find and identify the long-lost wreck of the World War II-era Japanese destroyer Teruzuki, rewriting history in the process. Jesse Orrall ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds. The IJN Teruzuki fought fiercely in the first and second naval battles of ...

In 1980, 19-year-old Peter Lambert was working aboard the MV Derbyshire, one of Britain's largest ships, transporting several thousand tons of iron ore from Japan. It was supposed to be his final trip ...

The ocean abundant with undiscovered resources is an important frontier for humanity’s exploration of the Earth. As the pressure on global supply and demands increases, deep-sea research and ...

Norway has a reputation for environmental leadership, from championing international biodiversity policies to its wilderness protection and ambitious biodiversity regulations. An international ...

The world’s oceans are increasingly becoming an important new frontier in the geopolitical and economic race for critical minerals, with countries fast-tracking plans for deep-sea mining. Meanwhile, ...

China has taken another step forward in deep-sea exploration with the successful maiden trial of its newly developed remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Haiqin. The test in the South China Sea on August ...

An image from the first-ever confirmed footage of a colossal squid. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute Scientists previously captured rare footage of a giant squid. Now, they've filmed another huge squid ...

India's deep-ocean exploration has taken a monumental leap forward with a 15-year agreement to explore for precious metals in ...