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<!-- -->Urgency for more research into the deep sea has grown as extent of climate crisis becomes apparent.As red-hot oceans amplify deadly heat waves, storms and floods on land, exactly what's going on beneath the waves remains a big…

Acclaimed Titanic film director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron says passenger submersibles should be more regulated following the OceanGate Titan disaster. He says the exploration sector where he works has a proven track record…

Surging demand for metals used in electric vehicle batteries has kicked off an international race to mine the deep seas. And there are no rules.On Sunday, the International Seabed Authority missed an important deadline to establish a…

In 2020, Japan performed the first successful test extracting cobalt crusts from the top of deep-sea mountains to mine cobalt -- a mineral used in electric vehicle batteries. Not only do directly mined areas become less habitable for ocean…

<!-- -->Scientists saw hundreds of octopuses and watched their babies hatch.A previously undiscovered octopus nursery has been found by marine scientists almost two miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Coasta…

The deep sea is one of the least well-known areas on Earth, comprising multiple vulnerable ecosystems that play critical roles in the carbon cycle. However, the deep sea is directly exposed to the effects of human-induced climate change and…

PARIS: Scientists warned on Tuesday (Feb 14) that controversial seabed mining could significantly threaten ocean ecosystems and especially affect blue whales and other cetaceans already stressed by shipping, pollution and climate change. A…

What will be the impact to the ocean if humans are to mine the deep sea? It's a question that's gaining urgency as interest in marine minerals has grown. The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient, potato-sized rocks called…

Today, billions of tons of these nodules cover wide swaths of the ocean floor, several miles below the surface. A nodule field in the Clarion-Clipperton…

New research published today in the peer-reviewed journal Science examines the potential for underwater noise pollution from seabed mining operations, which could affect the understudied species that live in the deep sea -- the largest…