Hugo Tagholm, executive director of Oceana UK, has weaved an incredible path from leading Surfers Against Sewage to working ...

Laws over international deep sea mining are being thrashed out at a meeting in Jamaica, but the process has so far taken over a decade and we don't even have a draft set of rules ...

A new study reveals LAHB, a microbial lactate‑based polyester, degraded over 80% in deep‑sea conditions at 855 m in 13 months ...

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to ...

As the world’s only international body that focuses on the deep-sea area beyond national borders, ISA aims to address pressing concerns, from plastic waste littering oceans to the race to secure rare ...

As the race for critical minerals heats up, companies and governments have set their sights on the mineral-rich deep sea. But ...

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order expediting U.S. licensing of seabed mining, departing from international ...

In a small lab in Pasadena, Calif., scientists at an Impossible Metals spinoff called Viridian Biometals are trying to crack a problem about as challenging as pulling nodules out of the abyss: getting ...

People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet.

Submarine canyons are among the most spectacular and fascinating geological formations to be found on our ocean floors, but at an international level scientists have yet to uncover many of their ...

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

With campaigning for next year’s Tamil Nadu Assembly elections already heating up, there is an urgent need for Delhi to ...