Far below the surface of the Red Sea, in a region long associated with the Biblical story of Moses parting the waters, ...

More than 3,600 meters beneath the Arctic Ocean, scientists have stumbled onto a hidden world that should not, by ...

Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists and Indigenous peoples ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

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After sitting on the sidelines for nearly 30 years, the United States is preparing to dive into deep-sea mining. While the U.S. has long deferred to laws established by the U.N. Convention on the Law ...

Our observations of life in the deep contain a trove of important information about ocean health, but more importantly, help connect audiences with our deep-sea neighbors and inspire the next ...

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. The ...

Deep-sea mining trials revealed significant but localized biodiversity loss in one of the planet’s least explored ecosystems.

Pacific wetlands scientist Bindiya Rashni delivered a strong appeal against deep-sea mining at the seventh session of the ...

As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be ...

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