Buried two miles below the Pacific Ocean is a secret the CIA has known for decades — rocks that generate electricity and ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are ...

Children are always asking "Why?" As they experience things for the first time, it's natural to want to find out more. But as children grow into adults, they often dismiss something new that ...

Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? Some scientists think so, but others have challenged the claim that so-called "dark ...

A bizarre new discovery in the deep Pacific Ocean has scientists scratching their heads, and for good reason. Far beneath the ocean’s surface, in a region where sunlight never reaches, oxygen is being ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules ...

Polymetallic nodules and an abyssal urchin - Copyright National Oceanography Centre / Smartex project (NERC)/AFP/File Handout Polymetallic nodules and an abyssal ...

Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized prize for mining companies in search of materials needed for humanity's ...