Researchers diving in a submersible in the eastern Pacific realized that the landscape they had studied the day before had ...

Scientists map microplastics across ocean depths, revealing their deep spread, persistence, and potential climate impact.

Some of the world’s most fascinating creatures live underwater. And unlike the more mainstream animals under the sea — ...

Deep-sea mining could unleash clouds of debris that threaten a mysterious, vital ecosystem we barely understand.

A recent executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump to invest in deep sea mining operations could have dire ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the ...

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

The Metals Company submitted an application to mine critical minerals in the Pacific seabed in defiance of international ...

President Trump signed an executive order to boost the U.S. deep-sea mining industry for critical minerals. Supporters say ...

Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for ...