The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

This deep-sea landscape that runs below the Gulf Stream embodies stories about maritime and African American history hearkening back hundreds of years. We are only on the surface of what this ...

Recent discoveries have identified 866 new marine species, including sharks, lobsters, corals, and deep-sea sponges, as part of a significant global initiative aimed at enhancing ocean exploration ...

Researchers are investigating whether tiny lanternfish play an outsized role in controlling fish life cycles and carbon ...

Deep-sea mining is poised to harvest polymetallic nodules, rock concretions formed on the seafloor, ... leaving the landscape denuded and largely infertile. Today, ...

The deep-sea mining dilemma The seafloor is rich in minerals vital for a clean energy future, but extracting them could have long-lasting environmental impacts ...

As the world’s only international body that focuses on the deep-sea area beyond national borders, ISA aims to address pressing concerns, from plastic waste littering oceans to the race to secure rare ...

A deep-sea expedition off the coast of Chile has uncovered a treasure trove of scientific wonders, including more than 100 previously unknown marine species and a handful of never-before-seen ...

Marine researchers found two new fragile mussel species in sunken wood habitats in the East China Sea, unveiling unique adaptations to deep-sea ... and shelter on the barren deep-sea landscape.

Marine researchers found two new fragile mussel species in sunken wood habitats in the East China Sea, unveiling unique adaptations to deep-sea ... and shelter on the barren deep-sea landscape.

Marine researchers found two new fragile mussel species in sunken wood habitats in the East China Sea, unveiling unique adaptations to deep-sea ... and shelter on the barren deep-sea landscape.