Conservationists say retrieving mineral-rich rocks will destroy sea life. Environmental studies show conflicting results.

The Deep Sea Minerals CEO talks about the sector as the administration pushes to open the ocean floor to exploration and ...

Scientists have discovered that deep-water corals in the Galapagos region vanished for more than 1,000 years before ...

"It's such an unexplored area." Scientists discover over 100 new species deep below Australian sea: 'We need to understand … ...

A deep-sea mining firm led by former Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese will merge with Odyssey Marine Exploration a US$1 billion all ...

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Global negotiations over the future of the deep sea are underway this week in Kingston, Jamaica where member states of the International Seabed Authority have gathered to continue shaping a regulatory ...

The United States and Japan have agreed to work together on deep-sea mining, but there's still a lot of work to be done.

A strange creature from the deep ocean, Ferreiraella populi, was named by internet users and is now a scientifically ...

When we dream of landscapes, we might imagine rolling valleys or rugged mountains. But there is a whole landscape hidden from human view: the secret world of the seafloor. Half of Earth's oceans are ...

When I set sail on the MV NorSky in the summer of 2008 to probe the depths of Manus Basin off the coast of Papua New Guinea, ...

A bizarre animal filmed at the bottom of the Ryukyu Trench in the Philippine Sea has left scientists baffled - experts are ...