Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained about fragile deep sea ecosystems.

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

Deep-sea mining’s rise raises urgent legal, ethical, and environmental questions as demand for critical minerals grows in the ...

A researcher monitoring Axial Seamount, 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, says the eruption is expected to happen before the ...

India’s Samudrayaan mission, launching in 2026, will explore $110B worth of deep-sea resources, aiming to boost self-reliance ...

The global open gear lubricants market is projected to grow from USD 738.1 million in 2024 to USD 907.9 million by 2030, at a ...

Thousands of giant “mermaid bag” skate eggs from the Pacific white stingray emerge from an underwater volcano off Vancouver ...

There is currently no commercial deep-sea mining happening anywhere in the world, though companies have been pushing for years. They appear to have found a new champion in Trump.

Dive deep into the latest wave in beauty, oceanic skincare. As the tides of skincare trends shift, marine-inspired ...

Seaweed absorbs rare minerals and elements from seawater as it grows. A new initiative from Blue Evolution, called Orca ...

In our lab, we recreated seawater conditions and added glitter to the mix to explore whether glitter would affect how minerals – like the ones marine animals use to make their shells – form. What we ...