Analysis of ash sediment showcases that most of the deep sea lives were buried and also had clogged organs during Hunga Volcanic event.

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

With the help of methane-munching-microbes, these translucent sea spiders gobble up a potent greenhouse gas to stay alive.

CSIRO has developed the first environmental management and monitoring frameworks to protect deep sea ecosystems from mining. It aims to provide “trusted, science-based tools to evaluate the ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. On ...

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Key points The deep sea is one of Earth's most fragile and least understood environments.A group of scientists led by CSIRO ...

The U.S. legal framework, the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA), although enacted nearly 40 years ago, has ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets next week to continue debating rules for ocean floor mining in international ...

Two new studies warn Vancouver-based miner's deep-sea operations threaten whales, dolphins and an uncounted number of other ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the ...