The deep sea, the planet’s most expansive and least understood ecosystem, remains largely unexplored. Yet while the deep sea may seem a dark and distant space, events underwater directly impact our ...

The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...

In the past year, following President Donald Trump's executive order to establish a deep-sea mining industry, U.S. businesses have attracted millions in investments, leading to soaring stock prices ...

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...

Norway has a reputation for environmental leadership, from championing international biodiversity policies to its wilderness protection and ambitious biodiversity regulations. An international ...

A Pulitzer Center fellow and CNN senior reporter followed the development of the nascent deep-sea mining industry and how ...

New research shows why some shelly critters flourished in the ocean’s harshest habitats — and others didn’t Jack Tamisiea Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea ...

Earlier this month, American Ocean Minerals and Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX 4.35%) announced a definitive merger agreement. Valued at about $1 billion, the transaction will result in a combined ...