Similar deep-sea volcanoes found on Earth support microbial life that lives inside solid rock without sunlight and oxygen.

Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible ...

K INGSTON: Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it’s unclear if it ...

Japan is preparing to stir a sleeping world. The goal isn’t oil or gas — it’s mud. Mud that’s packed with the rare earth ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

An extraordinary discovery has been made off the coast of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile, in the remote Salas y Gómez Ridge. During a recent expedition led by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, researchers ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

A deep-sea mining experiment from 1979 left lasting marks on the Pacific Ocean floor. Over four decades later, signs of life return, but recovery remains slow and uncertain. The true impact of these ...

Today, technological advances in deep-sea exploration bring us to the threshold of a new endeavour—one that calls upon the best of our collective capabilities.

The six new species include two types of sea sponges, a deep-sea worm, a unique species of sea cucumber, a previously undocumented crustacean, and a type of sea star with distinctive anatomical ...

Deep ocean and daily life on Earth Deep-sea currents shuttle heat around the globe, shaping the jet stream and steering hurricanes. Microbes living in darkness help produce much of the planet’s oxygen ...

Scientists are conducting a pioneering large-scale deep-sea coral restoration in the Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which damaged 1,994 square kilometers (770 ...