- April 10th, 2026
China is rapidly scaling up its deep-sea research and seabed mapping activities across some of the world’s most strategically sensitive waters, prompting growing concern among defense analysts that these ostensibly scientific missions may underpin future undersea warfare capabilities. Recent reporting...
In a historic milestone for marine and geological sciences, China officially commissioned the Meng Xiang, the nation’s first domestically designed and built deep-ocean drilling vessel, on Sunday. The event, held in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou, represents a major step...
Researchers have suggested that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a major current that influences global weather patterns and temperatures, may be approaching a tipping point that would lead to its collapse. The AMOC, which carries warm water north and...