IN the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners, and huge numbers ...

Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized prize for mining companies in search of materials needed for humanity ...

Marine ecosystems in the deep ocean show little sign of recovery even decades after experimental mining, according to new ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to science.

This would map out a baseline for life in the abyssal plain, so that potential harm can ... Jones told reporters recently, but the animals were not back up to their normal densities.

The world needs more batteries. That’s what we keep hearing in the push for greener energy, and we can’t build enough to meet ...

Recent discoveries have shattered previous assumptions, unveiling a trio of deep-sea marvels that redefine our understanding ...

“The fundamental, basic, first step in any understanding of an environment is knowing what the animals are ... map out a baseline for life in the abyssal plain, so that potential harm can ...