Deep-sea mining companies face legal challenges if they proceed with plans to extract minerals from the ocean floor. The ...

I spent years preparing to dive into the deepest place on earth. Only a handful of people have traveled into the depths of the Mariana Trench, nearly 7 miles below the ocean surface. As a geologist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have revealed how much of the vast deep ocean floor humankind has observed, and it's a staggeringly small amount.

Conservationists say retrieving mineral-rich rocks will destroy sea life. Environmental studies show conflicting results.

A vast trove of valuable rare metals, cobalt and nickel to name just some, lies deep below the sea surface in Japan’s ...

Global negotiations over the future of the deep sea are underway this week in Kingston, Jamaica where member states of the International Seabed Authority have gathered to continue shaping a regulatory ...

Even NOAA’s press releases are taking on the standard Trump administration cadence. In a release on Friday, the generally science-minded and staid agency touted the new executive order aimed at ...

Bizarre creatures like vampire squid and blobfish make their home in the dark, cold, depths of the deep sea, but most of this watery realm remains a complete mystery. That's because humans have seen ...

Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric cars and other electronics. But mining for them in the deep sea is a ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study. Reading time 3 minutes Animals living in one of Earth’s most ...