The Metals Company wants to be the first firm to commercially mine the seafloor. The study it funded suggests that mining ...

In the inky blackness nearly 10,000 meters below the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered strange animals that may hold ...

One of the most attractive targets for deep sea mining advocates is the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a continent-sized ...

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists ...

A newly discovered predatory “death-ball” sponge in the Southern Ocean hunts small prey with tiny hooks, revealing surprising ...

There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the ...

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have ...

The deep sea has many new discoveries waiting for us, including a newly discovered species called the "death ball" sponge.

NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say.

A five-year-long investigation into how deep-sea mining impacts biodiversity has finally been published. View on euronews ...