Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure. This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet ...

The findings have come at a time when there has been a growing demand for establishing a moratorium on all deep sea mining ...

NEW DELHI – A new study has found that deep-sea mining conducted more than 40 years ago in the Pacific Ocean continues to affect marine ecosystems, raising concerns over its lasting environmental ...

The deepest point of the Mediterranean Sea, Calypso Deep, was found to be a bit of a dump. That's surprising because we don't ...

A seabed mining company has asked the Trump administration for approval to harvest the ocean floor for critical metals in ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...

TMC also said it has requested a pre-application consultation with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Marine ecosystems in the deep ocean show little sign of recovery even decades after experimental mining, according to new ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, ...