Environmental questions plague deep-sea mining ambitions, but US bodies say the sector needs an adaptive management approach.

After a long, winding road of tests, researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and other ...

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The ocean floor is the final frontier, and China is claiming the map. See why this sudden interest in the abyss is about much ...

Rare species face extinction risk from some deep-sea mining, scientists say - The process could have a devastating effect on species in deep sea habitats, experts said.

The identity of the "golden orb" has been revealed as dead cells that anchored a deep-sea creature to the ocean floor.

A new company is making waves in the world of deep-sea mining.

After four years away, the WHOI-operated R/V Atlantis has come home to Woods Hole. Learn where it has been and where it is ...

But it isn’t doing it alone; for a month starting this week, it will deploy two oblong neon submersibles as the project’s ...

After more than two years of analysis, NOAA and Smithsonian scientists have identified the viral "golden orb." (NOAA ...

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