Deep-sea mining could pose a threat to whales, dolphins, and other sea life, according to new research. In light of increased ...

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows ...

Noise pollution from deep-sea mining carries an invisible risk for sea life, warn researchers, urging greater transparency ...

Companies are preparing to move forward with seabed mining, but a method for gathering critical minerals from the seafloor ...

When we think of the ocean, what often comes to mind are familiar sights– coral reefs, fishing boats, and waves breaking ...

The deep-sea environment comprises a wealth of distinct ecosystems, such as hydrothermal vents, cold seeps and subsurface habitats. A multitude of bacteria and archaea live in these distant niches ...

The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...

Despite decades of ocean exploration, humans still lack basic answers to one of the most fundamental ecological questions: ...

There is growing alarm over climate and ecological risks of deep-sea mining, even as companies like Impossible Metals ...

Scientists on a research expedition in the Southern Ocean captured the first footage of a living Gonatus antarcticus squid. The colorful, three-foot squid species was only known to scientists ...

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, we journey to 2035, when undersea living became a reality. Rowan Hooper tells us how it happened ...