One of the most attractive targets for deep sea mining advocates is the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a continent-sized ...

Scientists involved in a new deep-sea research effort report that a recent mining test unexpectedly led to the discovery of large numbers of previously unknown species living 4,000 meters (13,123-feet ...

There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the ...

The deep ocean is home to the largest ecosystem on Earth, but we’ve only explored a tiny portion of it. Despite the enormity ...

A spherical sea sponge discovered in Antarctica, Carnivorous cladorhizid, is a carnivore, trapping and devouring live animals ...

A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline ...

A rare Indian octopus squid, Taningia silasii, has been discovered in the Arabian Sea, marking a significant find for deep-sea research. This second s ...

A single research expedition in 2022 is helping scientists chart even more remarkable marine species across the ocean. Researchers have discovered two new deep-sea species—a lanternshark and a porcela ...

CMFRI scientists have discovered Taningia silasii, a new deep-sea squid from the Arabian Sea—only the second known species of the rare genus Taningia.

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have ...

Our oceans are as remarkable as they are mysterious; the deep dark waters as foreign to us as far-reaching planets. Though covering 70% of the Earth’s surface, oceans are poorly understood realms of ...

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists ...