On April 24, President Trump signed an executive order promoting deep-sea mining in the US and international waters, touting ...

Nothing could be harder, except maybe going into space." Deep-sea organisms often make use of mineral nodules to anchor themselves on the sea floor. Ocean conservation groups argue that mining the ...

Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained about fragile deep sea ecosystems.

The deep sea refers to the part of the ocean below 200 meters (656 ft.), at which light begins to disappear. Despite making up more than 90% of the Earth’s marine environment, much of the deep-sea ...

If the U.S. wants to secure critical minerals it should invest in mining and processing facilities on home soil rather than ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight ... using their muscular foot to anchor to the muddy seafloor before releasing their eggs.

A shipwreck hunter searching for the lost anchor of the HMT Empire Windrush ... but they don’t understand the deep ocean because it’s so dark you can’t see down there.

There is currently no commercial deep-sea mining happening anywhere in the world, though companies have been pushing for years. They appear to have found a new champion in Trump. In April ...

Getty Images Deep-sea cables can double as scientific instruments ... to be less sophisticated and operated by smaller crews, anchor damage still happens. In those places, an option is to tell ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to promote mining of the deep-sea floor, a controversial way to get critical minerals that are used in a wide range of electronics and ...