Countries are still debating whether to mine the seafloor for minerals, but exploratory efforts have already begun.

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

Over a period of five years, researchers sampled the deep-sea floor of the CCZ three times before and one time two months ...

Ghost sharks inhabit some of the darkest and least explored regions of the deep sea. Researchers have captured rare footage ...

What if the answer to the world’s growing water crisis was hidden in the depths of the ocean? For decades, the idea of turning seawater into drinkable freshwater has been plagued by high costs, ...

A landmark report into how deep sea mining could affect biodiversity on the sea floor has found that almost 40% of creatures ...

This story has been updated to reflect that Tåno, Tåsi yan Todu is based in the Mariana Islands. A previous version of the ...

Deep-sea fishing isn’t just a matter of policy reform; it is the only sustainable, long-term solution to the Palk Bay dispute ...

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

For us land-dwellers, being crushed under several miles of ocean water wouldn’t end very well. But for a deep-sea dwelling ctenophore, also known as a comb jelly, being brought up to the surface can ...

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

This week, the world’s largest dinosaur tracksite is setting many world records with at least 16,600 footprints, signs of the ...