Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the director of a government innovation programme said Thursday.

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

The eruption of the underwater Hunga volcano emitted the highest plume of ash ever recorded-an event that was visible from ...

Exploration for deep-sea minerals in the Clarion Clipperton Zone threatens to disrupt an unexpectedly rich ecosystem of whales and dolphins. New studies have detected endangered species in the area ...

The never-before-seen footage of sea creatures struggling in fishing nets is featured in National Geographic’s new documentary Ocean with David Attenborough.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The surface of the Earth is about two-thirds water, but how much of the world’s deep seas do you think we’ve explored? Dr. Katy Croff Bell founded the Ocean Discovery ...

“As a country, we don’t want any deep-sea mining in Papua New Guinea,” Marape told Mongabay in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the U.N. Ocean Conference (UNOC) on June 10. He said ...

Some people argue the answer lies in the deep blue sea – but does it? One of the proposed solutions to meet the global demand for minerals is deep seabed mining (DSM). Large areas of the ocean floor ...

Some Indian mining and cement companies have approached Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC for technical assistance as they prepare to bid for deep-sea mineral blocks up for auction, two sources with direct ...

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, James Marape, opposes deep-sea mining in Papua New Guinea, according to comments made at the United Nations Ocean Conference and directly to Mongabay. Contradicting ...