Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...

President Trump is reportedly considering an executive order that would speed up permitting for deep-sea mining, which could ...

Deep-sea mining endangers rare species, threatening biodiversity in the ocean's depths and raising critical questions about ...

Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized ...

At the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge off the Norwegian coast, molten rock rises from deep within the Earth between spreading ...

It’s no wonder deep-sea creatures are so strange. They survive against the odds in one of the most extreme environments on ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in ...

A new study analyzes the evolutionary history of 11 deep-sea species from environments stretching from the central Indian ...

An international team captures the first deep-sea footage of a colossal squid — a juvenile near the South Sandwich Islands.

Deep sea mining operations are expected to increase the negative impact on environmental indicators by up to 13 per cent, a change categorized as having 'great' significance, relative to the 'without' ...

TMC says the environmental impact of deep sea mining is significantly smaller ... the country's war on pollution and the growing impact of climate change on cities and ecosystems, as well as ...