A deep-sea ecologist writes that the United States’ new rush to allow deep-sea mining raises significant environmental ...

Ruling from newly-elected government means deep-sea mineral exploration and exploitation will stop until almost end of decade ...

New research highlights significant ecological risks from deep-sea mining, intensifying global debate over whether securing ...

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

Seafloor animals decreased by 37% in a deep-sea mining exploration zone, a landmark report has found. Scientists from the ...

The UK government will continue to sponsor two deep sea mining exploration licences, despite publicly supporting a moratorium ...

Researchers at USF and The Florida Institute of Oceanography revealed Taurus Monday, a new remotely-operated vessel (ROV) that will change exploration and education. “If you’re a scientist who studies ...

As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor.

An investigation into the biodiversity of a deep-sea mining exploration zone before and after the trial of a deep-sea mining machine finds that the number of animals within the mining tracks decreased ...

LONDON, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Liang Wenfeng, founder of the Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, and "Deep diver" Chinese geoscientist Du Mengran have been selected for the journal Nature's annual "Nature's 10" lis ...

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has reaffirmed the Federal Government commitment to diversifying the nation’s economy by leveraging on its vast marine resources. Addressing ...

Dive in and meet some of the most stunning deep-sea animals that MBARI encountered in 2025. This year, our team spotted ultra ...