Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows ...

On June 25, the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), a department within the federal government that manages the ...

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that supports deep sea mining in both United States and international ...

The CSIRO-led team, including researchers from Australia's Griffith University, Museums Victoria, the University of the Sunshine Coast, and Earth Sciences New Zealand, developed integrated ecosystem ...

Pacific sleeper sharks were spotted in the South China Sea - 1,800 miles from home - offering new clues about deep-ocean ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

A warming climate doesn't just affect dry land — it affects the ocean, too. For years, Earth's ocean has acted as a heat sink ...

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

Human activity is expected to cause fresher surface water that traps warmer and saltier layers below, so the reason for this change is unclear. “The increased salinity in the Southern Ocean is ...