The dormant algae cells remained buried at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for thousands of years, and made a full recovery once ...

Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

However, when he measured elevated oxygen levels at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in 2013 ... in which they report that two strains of deep-sea bacteria can reduce nitrate to ammonia, a process that ...

An experiment from 1979 to mine the deep sea has provided a rare opportunity to see how the fragile ecosystem at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean responds to disturbance. The researchers have found ...

Researchers have successfully revived algae that remained dormant underneath sediment at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for ...

ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute While most deep-sea ecosystems depend on nutrients ... for the newly exposed seafloor, reaching the bottom via a remotely operated vehicle on Jan. 25.

The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to enable the stockpiling of deep-sea metals to counter China's ...

The Metals Company said it would apply for permits under a 1980 U.S. law, after President Trump signed an executive order calling for an increase in U.S. mineral production.

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in ...

Tom is a writer in London with a Master's degree in Journalism whose editorial work covers anything from health and the environment to technology and archaeology.