A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline data, tracking natural changes and assessing the impacts of a polymetallic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr Michelle Taylor's research team made international headlines when they discovered an elusive colossal squid [Michelle Taylor] ...

Nodules on the abyssal seafloor in the Clarion Clipperton Zone with a mud cloud from a scientific remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) touching down. A new study led by researchers at the University of ...

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our ...

A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of extinction. The authors found that seabed sediment ...

A new study led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with international partners, finds that proposed commercial fishing in the deep ocean could have serious ...

The recently announced discoveries were made on a 2022 deep-sea expedition off Western Australia’s Gascoyne coast csiro.au Australian scientists discovered two new marine species: a tiny porcelain ...

The deep sea is a dark, cold place. It's just a few degrees above freezing, subject to immense pressure, and beyond the reach ...