As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor.

The field of ocean governance is rapidly evolving in response to mounting anthropogenic impacts, particularly in vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems. Coastal ...

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have ...

President Donald Trump is laser-focused on securing high-value critical minerals for the United States, whether through pushing to buy Greenland or demanding a share of Ukraine’s resources. But ...

Underneath the ocean's surface lies a vast and ancient world. As demand for sustainable technologies increases, attention is shifting deep beneath the waves. Deep-sea mining is capturing the attention ...

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About 5,000 species of crustaceans in the order Isopoda live in Earth’s oceans. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they all have two pairs of antennae, compound eyes, ...

A new study has revealed how even the deepest seafloors are affected by the daily back-and-forth of the tides, and the change of the seasons, and that currents at the bottom of the ocean are far more ...