Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, ...

Despite covering most of Earth's surface and providing crucial resources, the deep ocean remains largely unseen and misunderstood. A recent study published in Science Advances reveals that ...

Scientists warn that mining the deep ocean, the planet’s least known ecosystem, could cause irreparable harm to marine life. Dozens of countries have called for a pause or some form of ban on ...

"The harm caused by deep-sea mining isn't restricted to the ocean floor: it will impact the entire water column, top to bottom, and everyone and everything relying on it." Duncan Currie ...

“The deep ocean belongs to everyone and protecting it is humanity’s global duty. The sea floor environment is not a platform for ‘America First’ extraction.” The order seeks to expedite permitting ...

cobalt and manganese from metallic nodules on the ocean floor. Nadia Mykytczuk, the executive director of the Goodman School of Mines at Laurentian University in Sudbury, said deep sea mining ...