An abrupt announcement has rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica that has protected deep ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...

NASA reported global sea levels rose more than expected in 2024. Hotter oceans is primary reason. Here's how sea level rise ...

Canadian deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) has announced it “initiated a process” with U.S. regulators to apply ...

A deep-sea mining company is turning to President Donald Trump to help it extract battery materials. The company that has ...

A longtime surfer and marine wildlife advocate was "left shaken" to his core after a relentless and horrifying encounter with ...

Global climate models predict that the ocean around Antarctica should be warming, but in reality, those waters have cooled ...

There's an ongoing battle to save a part of this planet from destructive mining that most people don't know about. Not only ...

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

Despite growing interest in deep-sea mining, much of the deep ocean, particularly the midwater zone, remains poorly understood. A 2023 study in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone found that 88% to 92% of ...

In 1917, a civil engineer pioneered the first deep-sea vehicle to attempt filming underwater. A century later, we have James ...