Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? This ...
After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in ...
Rules for the emerging deep-sea mining sector should take a "precautionary approach" that protects the environment, the head ...
A newly discovered mechanism could explain the shock finding last year that oxygen is produced by metallic nodules on the ...
The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...
In 1917, a civil engineer pioneered the first deep-sea vehicle to attempt filming underwater. A century later, we have James ...
In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...
Deep below the surface of the ocean in the South China Sea, a robot named “discovery” searched the seafloor for life. Faxian, ...
MAYILADUTHURAI: During the budget presentation, Tamil Nadu government announced that a comprehensive deep-sea archaeological ...
There's one. And another. This robot was hunting for rocks. A three-pronged claw descended from above and plucked a stone off ...
Rules for the emerging deep-sea mining sector should take a "precautionary approach" that protects the environment, the head ...
Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...