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

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures clinging to their sides. Unlike mountains on land that dare climbers and ...

Companies want to deep sea mine — even without a rulebook Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals.

A very rare squid, the ‘Casper’ octopus, two ‘flying spaghetti monsters’, and more were also documented on this expedition.

Deep sea mining has been off limits thus far, ... View 3 Images 1 / 3. ... The nodules are lying on top of the ocean floor due to the process that formed them.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to promote mining of the deep-sea floor, a controversial way to get critical minerals that are used in a wide range of electronics and ...

deep-sea discovery: ancient coral may have been the first glow-in-the-dark creatures, study finds 3D Render of a Topographic Map of the Red Sea, North Africa, Middle East.

Nodules containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese rest top these core samples taken from the deep ocean floor, San Diego, Calif., June 8, 2021. Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, FILE ...

A disagreement between deep-sea miner The Metals Company and researchers over a new scientific study is threatening efforts to mine the ocean bed for metals critical to supporting the green-energy ...

Images from the exciting encounter, which occurred 2152 meters (1.34 miles) deep in the Weddell Sea, show the vibrantly-colored squid with scratches and sucker marks on its body.

Because of this, Young said experts will never know with any certainty if more time would have allowed them to evolve in ways to further resemble whales and dolphins—or if humans would ever need ...