We do know that many deep-sea species are particularly vulnerable to the destruction of habitat by deep-sea mining. They grow slowly, live for decades or even centuries and reproduce late in life.

From the spooky anglerfish with its glowing lure to the bizarre blobfish that looks like it's been squished, there's no ...

Japan is preparing to stir a sleeping world. The goal isn’t oil or gas — it’s mud. Mud that’s packed with the rare earth ...

Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible ...

How nodules stay on top at the bottom of the sea Date: January 13, 2020 Source: Geological Society of America Summary: Rare metallic elements found in clumps on the deep-ocean floor mysteriously ...

Only about 20% of the ocean’s depths has been mapped by humans. Here’s what we do — and don’t — know about the deep seas and why studying them is so precarious.

Sep. 5, 2023 — Right at the bottom of the deep sea, the first very simple forms of life on earth probably emerged a long time ago. Today, the deep sea is known for its bizarre fauna. Intensive ...

Human waste, mostly plastic, was found in abundance at the deepest part of the Mediterranean called the Calypso Deep, 3.1 miles underwater ...

The main focus area for deep sea mining is currently in what's known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, an area that spans more than 3,100 miles between Hawaii and Mexico at depths of between 12,000 ...

The bottom of the ocean seems like an unlikely place to be teeming with life — it’s dark, freezing cold, and subject to enormous pressure. And yet, in recent years, scientists have discovered that ...

In 1985, Bob Ballard, a Naval officer-turned-ocean archaeologist, dragged a deep-sea robot over the site and, using powerful sonar and a video feed, found it. It was the first time anyone had ...

We do know that many deep-sea species are particularly vulnerable to the destruction of habitat by deep-sea mining. They grow slowly, live for decades or even centuries and reproduce late in life.