You’ll find Daniel Lee Messerschmidt studying microscopic slides in one moment and charting hiking trails across redwood ...

The deep sea is full of surprises, hiding creatures that look like they belong in a sci-fi movie rather than our oceans. These rare animals have adapted in incredible ways to live in a world of ...

Environmental Concerns Over Deep Sea Mining. Meanwhile, the US Department of Interior has begun the process of granting licenses for deep-sea mining, and, among others, it would seek the opinion ...

Politics Trump’s New Executive Order Promotes Deep Sea Mining in US and International Waters While Bypassing International Law Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data ...

The deep sea begins roughly 200 meters below the surface, at the depth where sunlight disappears. It makes up more than 90% of the ocean’s volume, yet most of what lies beneath remains a mystery.

Deep-sea mining firm The Metals Co asked the Trump administration on Tuesday to approve its plans to mine the international seabed, making it the first such company to seek the government's ...

Deep-sea mining targets resources such as potato-sized polymetallic nodules from depths of 4,000 to 6,000 metres. The nodules contain critical materials, including manganese, iron, cobalt, copper ...

President Trump signed an executive order to boost the U.S. deep-sea mining industry for critical minerals. Supporters say deep-sea mining could boost the U.S. economy and reduce reliance on land ...

A2: Deep-sea resources in international waters are governed by the ISA, a UN institution established by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The Law of the Sea Treaty has been ratified by ...

Vision-based fish counting plays a vital role in monitoring breeding density, optimizing feeding strategies, and planning marketing schedules in deep-sea aquaculture. However, large-scale variations ...

In 1979, deep-sea mining equipment made large tracks in one part of the Pacific Ocean seabed and these remain there today, researchers say. Wildlife has reportedly still not fully returned to the ...