Marine life may have existed in the region for centuries, say researchers. An iceberg the size of Chicago that broke off of an Antarctic ice shelf has revealed a thriving ecosystem beneath it ...

Researchers have revisited a remote site in the Pacific Ocean that was used as a test for deep-sea mining in the 1970s. They ...

The crux of Gunn’s argument is the MPA network is an arbitrary, unilateral, politically motivated move by former Prime ...

The team used remotely operated vehicles to explore the seafloor. Scientists have discovered a thriving ecosystem of sponges, anemones, hydroids, and coral never before seen by humans after a ...

The conservation project – which involves more than a dozen coastal First Nations, the province, and the federal government – ...

International scientists have uncovered the oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge, dating back approximately 480 ...

On a chilly night in February, Umar Dablo, a resident of Pakistan’s southern coastal city Karachi, spent three nights in his ...

Now, though, one mining firm says it plans to move forward — with or without that rulebook in place. The Metals Company, a ...

In the global race for critical minerals, one little-known international agency has long held the keys to a potential motherlode — vast quantities of metals located on the remote seafloor.

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