The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

The site of a deep-sea mining test in 1979 had lower levels of biodiversity when researchers revisited it in 2023 compared ...

Something unusual is happening in the oceans. Strange deep-sea creatures are surfacing, and marine life is behaving unpredictably. From the rare sighting of the so-called “doomsday fish” to ...

Deep-sea mining may irreparably harm ocean ecosystems before we even have a chance to fully study its impacts. That's one reason the Center has taken a lead role against deep-sea mining. We're ...

A growing controversy is swirling around deep-sea mining, which aims to extract valuable minerals from the ocean floor. In July, the UN-affiliated International Seabed Authority (ISA) will start ...