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

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

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

The mystery of the ‘golden orb’ found at the bottom of the ocean has been solved by scientists after two-and-a-half ...

(Saunderstown, RI — May 7, 2025) In a groundbreaking study published today in Science Advances, researchers from Ocean Discovery League reveal that only a minuscule fraction of the deep seafloor has ...

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

Explore deep sea exploration with Stanford's OceanOneK, a humanoid underwater robot demonstrating dexterity and advanced ...

We have visually explored less than 0.001 percent of the deep sea floor. To put that in perspective, 66 percent of the planet is deep ocean, and 99.999 percent of that ocean is unknown to us. Like ...