The Metals Company wants to be the first firm to commercially mine the seafloor. The study it funded suggests that mining ...

For all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, ...

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

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

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

What appeared to be tentacles washed up on an Aberdeenshire beach are the remains of a deep-sea creature called a seven-arm ...

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

The deep-sea's midnight zone, a realm of crushing pressure and absolute darkness, harbors extraordinary creatures. These animals have evolved remarkab ...

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

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

Glowing sea animals use bioluminescence powered by luciferin to communicate, attract prey and defend themselves, turning the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of ...