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I spent years preparing to dive into the deepest place on Earth. Only a handful of people have traveled into the depths of the Mariana Trench, nearly 7 miles below the ocean surface. As a geologist ...

The Trump administration just doubled down on deep-sea mining near the Marianas, and island leaders are not holding back.

Despite progress and strong advocacy, some say local inclusion in ocean decisions is often still merely performative.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management wants to nearly double the size of the seafloor area eyed for deep-sea mining, bringing them closer to Guam and the CNMI even after ...

China's new deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe, or Striver, set a national diving record of 10,909 meters on Tuesday in ...

Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. is taking his campaign against deep-sea mining to a global stage, and his message for ...

The deepest parts of the ocean are among the most hostile environments on Earth. At depths approaching 11,000 meters in the Mariana Trench, the pressure outside a submersible becomes so intense that a ...