A giant group of crabs filmed 1,350 feet below the surface in San Antonio Canyon. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute / YouTube A deep sea robot is exploring remote underwater canyons. And the biodiverse ...
Beneath the ocean's surface lies a world of perpetual darkness, home to some of Earth's most bizarre and fascinating creatures. These deep-sea inhabitants have evolved extraordinary adaptations to ...
A giant congregation of crabs filmed 1,350 feet below the surface in the ocean off of Chile. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute / YouTube An age of discovery is upon us. Earth is an ocean planet, with ...
The International Seabed Authority is headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica, in a building that looks a bit like a prison and a bit like a Holiday Inn. The I.S.A., which has been described as ...
A new report by environmental groups lays out a case for banning deep sea mining—and explains why the real solution to humanity’s energy crisis might just be sitting in the trash. Deep sea mining is ...
A RECENT ARTICLE in The Economist asserted that President Donald Trump “is right to go after metals in the deep sea” and that the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the intergovernmental body ...
As the planet’s most expansive ecosystem, the deep sea can be a tough place to find a mate. Though, scientists say, some deep-sea anglerfishes evolved a unique method of reproduction that ensures that ...
An underwater gold rush may be on the horizon — or rather, a rush to mine the seafloor for manganese, nickel, cobalt and other minerals used in electric vehicles, solar panels and more. Meanwhile, ...
Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to whales. The long-term effects of these extractions remain uncertain Amber X.