Despite crushing pressure, total darkness and near-freezing temperatures, researchers found an underwater world teeming with ...

Tokyo set to make world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth-rich mud from a depth of around 6,000m ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

These newly discovered reefs are potentially of global significance." Researchers stunned after uncovering 'significant' deep ...

Deep-sea mining trials revealed significant but localized biodiversity loss in one of the planet’s least explored ecosystems. Global demand for critical metals is rising sharply, prompting many ...

As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be disturbed or harmed by deep-sea mining.

With just about a week remaining before the federal comment deadline, more Guam senators are publicly joining the island's ...

After Norway made its decision, Greenland’s government has stated its intention to ban deep-sea mining in its territorial ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

In the global race for critical minerals, one little-known international agency has long held the keys to a potential motherlode — vast quantities of metals located on the remote seafloor. The ...

The deep-sea environment, long considered remote and inhospitable, is increasingly acknowledged as a reservoir of remarkable fungal biodiversity. Detailed studies have revealed that fungi inhabit ...