An abrupt announcement has rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica that has protected deep ...

A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet below the ocean surface and sustains life across our ...

As the demand for electric car batteries and smartphones grows, mining companies are turning their attention to the deep sea, where precious metals such as nickel and cobalt can be found in ...

In the global race for critical minerals, one little-known international agency has long held the keys to a potential motherlode — vast quantities of metals located on the remote seafloor.

Canadian miner The Metals Company said on Thursday it had formally initiated a process under the U.S. Department of Commerce to apply for exploration licenses and permits to extract minerals from the ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...

A new wave of seismic science is emerging from the ocean floor—and it could help us predict the next big disaster. Using a ...

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.

The White House considers an executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining permits, bypassing the UN review. This effort aims ...