The deep sea refers to the part of the ocean below 200 meters (656 ft.), at which light begins to disappear. Despite making ...
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.
The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...
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 ...
The oceans need more care than they ever have before—and few people are taking on that job with more commitment than Diva Amon. A marine biologist at the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory at the ...
Some countries, including the U.S., want to mine the seafloor for rare earth elements used in smartphones and electric cars. But other nations are concerned about the environmental impact. Sponsor ...
Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine ...
Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...
Even thousands of feet below the water's surface, no arachnophobe is truly safe from spiders. And, thanks to a discovery by a team of scientists, three more species have been added to the list of ...
What started as a quiet night offshore turned into a record-challenging moment for a Florida angler fishing 120 miles off the Alabama coast. Around 4 a.m. on Aug. 1, Taylor Guidry stepped onto the ...
From Cape Town to Tehran to Lima to Phoenix, dozens of cities across the globe have recently experienced water shortages. In the next five years the world’s demand for fresh water could significantly ...