The deep sea refers to the part of the ocean below 200 meters (656 ft.), at which light begins to disappear. Despite making up more than 90% of the Earth’s marine environment, much of the deep-sea ...

Trump is right to accelerate licenses for commercial underwater operations, but they should be within America’s 200-mile ...

Interior reports that on April 8, 2025, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) received a formal request for a lease ...

It occurs following changes in the optical properties of the ocean that reduce the depth of its photic zones, the surface ...

Deep-sea organisms often make use of mineral nodules to anchor themselves on the sea floor. Ocean conservation groups argue that mining the deep sea puts the environment at risk. Deep-sea ...

Around 90% of species in the ... and start extracting. A US deep-sea mining industry is essential to counter China’s aggressive pursuit of ocean minerals, a White House spokesperson said ...

Seaweed absorbs rare minerals and elements from seawater as it grows. A new initiative from Blue Evolution, called Orca Minerals, aims to harvest the materials.

About 90 percent of species found in the Clarion Clipperton Zone have never been identified, yet they may be at risk from mining for minerals such as cobalt and nickel. This sea urchin ...

While there are as many as 90 whale species across ... which forms the foundation of the ocean food web. Because nutrients like iron are not evenly distributed across the sea, the whale pump ...

Deep-sea miner The Metals Company said it is eying a U.S. path to extract minerals from the bottom of the ocean, a week after President Trump pushed for increased mineral production in the U.S ...