He said the potential of mining the oceans for nickel, magnesium, cobalt and copper stands to dramatically reduce the ...

Deep-sea mining is back on Washington’s radar (or should that be sonar?) under President Donald Trump. Mineral-rich nodules ...

Proponents say they want to dredge the seafloor for metals needed for clean technology. Indigenous Pacific Islanders call it a threat to life, culture, and the ocean itself.

Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to ...

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental ...

A remote part of the Pacific Ocean revealed 24 new species, including a rare new branch of life in one of Earth’s least ...

In a remarkable deep-sea breakthrough, researchers have discovered 24 new species of amphipods in the Pacific’s ...

High pressure in the deep ocean may squeeze nutrients from sinking “marine snow,” feeding deep-sea microbes and altering how ...

Chinese scientists have revealed plans for a new tourist-centered panoramic-view submersible that will take people on an ...

Scientists have stumbled upon a mysterious invisible barrier in the Atlantic Ocean, separating deep-sea jellyfish of the same species. Despite their genetic similarities, those without a tiny knob on ...