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A study published this month in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science reveals that disturbing the seabed, through activities such as trawling, could increase the scale and speed of climate change.

As demand soars for critical minerals for electronics and renewable energies, experts have debated the risks and benefits of extracting these materials from the ocean floor. But an extensive new study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As companies race to expand renewable energy and the batteries to store it, finding sufficient amounts of rare earth metals to ...

(CNN) — Ancient glass sponges. A Barbie-pink sea pig sauntering along the seafloor. A transparent unicumber hovering in the depths. These wonders are just an initial snapshot of fantastic creatures ...

A bizarre sea creature was spotted slowly crawling along the sand after a high tide at the Rye Harbor Nature Reserve in the U.K. “While some might think it looks like something out of a sci-fi film, ...

Cruising at a depth of 8,336 meters (over 27,000 feet) just above the seabed, a young snailfish has become the deepest fish ever filmed by scientists during a probe into the abyss of the northern ...

Mining the ocean floor for money? Very risky idea Trump, has opened the door to companies wanting to mine the deep ocean floor. Many scientists and environmental groups are alarmed. A UN-backed group ...

Jan. 17 (UPI) --As companies race to expand renewable energy and the batteries to store it, finding sufficient amounts of rare earth metals to build the technology is no easy feat. That's leading ...