In 2018, concerns arose when it was reported that Poland gained rights to mine the deep-sea region surrounding the Lost City Hydrothermal Field, an ecosystem located over 700 meters beneath the ...

A once hidden settlement emerging from a shrinking lake would normally invite sweeping claims about a real-world Atlantis, but the story is more complicated and more revealing than a simple legend ...

There’s a special kitchen at the bottom of the sea. Scientists are now closer to reconstructing how it whipped up early life, thanks to a massive 1.2-kilometer core that a ship drilled out from a ...

In the shimmering blue waters off Japan's Yonaguni Island lies a geological wonder. With its top peaking just 6 meters (20 feet) below sea level, extending down to a depth of 24 meters, the Yonaguni ...

Even with satellites and centuries of research, a few places still slip through the cracks. In a few cases, cities once described as legendary turned out to be real. In others, geography, politics, or ...