As deep-sea mining accelerates to meet green tech demands, unresolved legal gaps, environmental risks, and ethical concerns highlight the urgent need for stronger global oversight and regulation.

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the ...

Justine Calma is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast ...

Behold, the latest in deep-sea fashion: An unfortunate fish sporting parasitic copepods as pigtails. An international team of scientists affiliated with the Schmidt Ocean Institute and the Woods ...

The fast-tracking also flies in the face of a decade-long international effort to set ground rules for the burgeoning deep-sea industry. Commercial deep-sea mining remains in its infancy ...

And unlike the more mainstream animals under the sea — seahorses, sharks, and even deep sea anglerfish ... It was recorded while researchers were diving at Wetmore Seamount inside the ...

A legendary rocker of the British punk scene was granted his dying wish when his loved ones buried him at sea. James' widow, Minna, told The Sun this week about the burial and said, "It was a ...

Trump signs EO boosting deep-sea mining industry in latest attempt to combat rival China. The order seeks to expedite permits in coastal waters of the US, while working will allies to share ...

An "odd-looking" deep-sea fish recently washed ashore on an Oregon ... fish taken from the lancetfish's stomach. The specimens were remarkably whole, showing that the longnose lancetfish didn ...

Researchers believe that utilizing mesopelagic species could reduce pressure on coastal and pelagic fisheries, promoting balanced marine resource management. The study encompasses assessment of ...