Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to whales. The long-term effects of these extractions remain uncertain ...

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 ...

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

I see art as a medium of encounter. Not just with nature, but with forces greater than ourselves,” the artist told Observer.

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

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 ...

Lockheed Martin re-enters deep-sea mining in lucrative Pacific Ocean zone, negotiating partnerships for access to valuable ...

The Micronesian nation is a step closer to mining in international waters and earning "a significant amount of money" under ...

The deep-ocean fuss is all about rock nodules, typically the size of goose eggs, that are rich in nickel, copper, cobalt, manganese and other minerals. They are abundant on large parts of the ...

Case in point: Scientists from Tokyo University and Hokkaido University in Japan stumbled across some mysterious jet-black ...