Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...

They were covered by deep sea animals, including barnacles, brittle stars and predatory worms. To the team's surprise they found some species of coral had ... amount of seabed imagery so far ...

There is widespread concern in the scientific community that a proposed new extractive industry -- deep seabed mining (DSM) -- would have an irreversible impact on delicately balanced deep ocean ...

The coral reefs located at depths of between ... endangered sea turtles suggests that the marine life deep down on the seabed is much richer—with more nutritious food for turtles to eat ...

Since corals are cemented to the seabed, when population numbers in their area decline, new individuals can be introduced via cryopreservation. The hope is that these new genetic combinations ...

Scientists believe the small crab boarded the research vessel from a plastic bag lifted from the seabed during the coral sampling expedition.

American ship off Mexico lowers a pipe through more than two miles of water and drills into the rocky seabed, a first that advances the fields of deep geology and mining. Robert Dietz, studying ...

A study published this month in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science reveals that disturbing the seabed, through activities ... Seafloor animals, such as corals, sponges, snails and others ...

Deep-sea mining may irreparably harm ocean ecosystems before ... and they're taking place far from any public scrutiny. The International Seabed Authority issued seven new seabed-exploration permits ...

A growing controversy is swirling around deep-sea mining, which aims to extract valuable minerals from the ocean floor. In July, the UN-affiliated International Seabed Authority (ISA) will start ...

Mining nodules from the deep ocean seabed could provide the metals crucial for today’s EV batteries and renewable energy technology, but little is known about the harm it could cause.