The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

“Advanced technology and marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has successfully launched its innovative NeedleFish Uncrewed ...

But observing change in the deep sea is really challenging and, until now, we have had a poor understanding of what background conditions are like in the deep-sea." ...

Deep-sea issues are surfacing this World Ocean Day | Opinion On June 8, we celebrate World Ocean Day, and all of the amazing mysteries of our ocean.

The deep sea begins roughly 200 meters below the surface, at the depth where sunlight disappears. It makes up more than 90% of the ocean’s volume, yet most of what lies beneath remains a mystery.

Carvalho, the new secretary-general, does not support a moratorium, but many environmentalists cheered her expertise in ocean science and her background as a woman from the Global South.

Researchers say the polymetallic nodules that mining companies hope to harvest from the deep-ocean seafloor may be a source of oxygen for the animals, plants and bacteria that live 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.

The deep ocean covers most of the planet. Gerard Barron wants his company to be the first to mine it. That's been his dream since 2001, when Barron's then-tennis partner asked him to invest in a ...