Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

Deep-sea mining is highly controversial partly because the deep seabed is more or less untouched and still relatively poorly ...

On the abyssal plains, at depths between 3,000 and 6,000 meters, polymetallic nodules are scattered across millions of square ...

In 2022, researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus made a discovery on the floor of the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. While surveying ...

RECENT discoveries have identified 866 new marine species, including sharks, lobsters, corals, and deep-sea sponges, as part ...

The Arctic Ocean is more than just icy waters, it harbors vibrant ecosystems — but it also harbors valuable oil, gas, and ...

Since its disappearance over a decade ago, over 30 pieces of MH370 have been collected along the coast of Africa and on ...

Waste generated by human activities has now reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean: the 5,112-meter-deep Calypso Deep ...

Challenger Deep, the Earth's deepest point, lies in the Mariana Trench. Discover its extreme conditions, exploration history, ...

used remotely operated submersibles and deep-sea probes to explore the area of deep-sea trenches lying between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The team speculates that the environment caused by ...

Waste generated by human activities has now reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean: the 5,112-metre-deep Calypso Deep in the Ionian Sea. A total of 167 objects — mainly plastics, glass, metal ...

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: a volcano scientist who does her work in the middle of the Pacific Ocean—at the ...