A new global study is offering a clearer view of how some of the world’s most valuable mineral deposits form, tracing their ...

Trace metals such as iron or zinc that are stored in deep-sea sediments are lost forever to phytoplankton on the ocean surface. This is what geochemists believed for a long time about the cycle of ...

Most Rust players are familiar with the water biome in the game. The wide oceanside is the perfect place for players who like to steer clear of the highly contested central mainland, but ...

World demand for rare-earth elements and the metal yttrium—which are crucial for novel electronic equipment and green-energy technologies—is increasing rapidly. Several types of seafloor sediment ...

The oceans are full of living things, with microscopic algae (phytoplankton) at the base of the marine food chain. These organisms make a living in the same way as land plants, using the sunlight that ...