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Governors of American Pacific territories and environmental organizations are strongly opposing the US government's proposal to lease millions of acres of seabed near the Mariana Trench for exploration and mining.
The US tax agency has extended tax deadlines until February for residents in the Marianas affected by Super Typhoon Bavi.
TNR Gold is approaching its initial royalty payment from the Mariana lithium project, marking a significant financial milestone for the company.
A Chinese diving expedition has found previously unknown habitats and new species in the deep sea of the Mariana Trench. Some of these new species were subsequently studied in Vienna.
TNR Gold is expecting its initial royalty payment following the shipment of lithium from the Mariana project, marking a significant financial milestone for the company.
A US government plan to lease millions of hectares of seabed near the Mariana Trench for deep sea exploration has drawn opposition from US territories like the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.
Victor Vescovo made the deepest solo dive in history on May 1, 2019, descending 10,927 meters to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, where he discovered a plastic bag.
During the Valiant Shield exercise, Japanese forces successfully torpedoed a US ship, sinking it to the bottom of the ocean in waters over 200 nautical miles from the Mariana Islands.
The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a complicated extraction of the…
Victor Vescovo, during his record-breaking solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in May 2019, discovered a plastic bag at a depth of 10,927 meters.
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery of a deep-sea crustacean, Hirondellea gigas, that utilizes an aluminum-coated exoskeleton to survive in the extreme environment of the Mariana Trench.
The US Navy conducted a 'SinkEx' exercise off the Mariana Islands, sinking the decommissioned USS Juneau to test weapon systems and provide real-world training. India also conducts similar drills.
American researchers have studied a highly resilient bacterium found in the Mariana Trench, which proved extremely difficult to destroy even under pressures many times greater than its natural habitat, potentially offering new insights into the origins of life on Earth.