Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the body charged with regulating the divisive practice said Thursday. Deep-sea ...
The ocean has always been a place where imagination fills in for the absence of light. Scientists estimate that the vast majority of the deep sea remains unexplored, and new species turn up with ...
A family of humpback whales in the National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Maui, Hawai’i. Cetaceans are highly sensitive to noise. Credit: NOAA Noise pollution from proposed deep-sea mining could ...
The deep sea, the planet’s most expansive and least understood ecosystem, remains largely unexplored. Yet while the deep sea may seem a dark and distant space, events underwater directly impact our ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study indicates that deep-sea mining could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, many of which are already at risk of ...