The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. On ...

A new discovery in one of the most remote and extreme parts of the ocean is challenging our understanding of life at incredible depths. Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, at nearly 8,000 meters, ...

President Trump signed an executive order to boost the U.S. deep-sea mining industry for critical minerals. Supporters say deep-sea mining could boost the U.S. economy and reduce reliance on land ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets next week to continue debating rules for ocean floor mining in international ...

Canadian deep-sea miner The Metals Company asked the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday for permission to harvest critical minerals from the ocean floor, under a new ...

The Greek-owned merchant ship MV MAGIC SEAS came under a sophisticated attack by small boats and drones off Yemen on Sunday ...

Deep-sea mining firm The Metals Co asked the Trump administration on Tuesday to approve its plans to mine the international seabed, making it the first such company to seek the government's ...

Human waste, mostly plastic, was found in abundance at the deepest part of the Mediterranean called the Calypso Deep, 3.1 ...

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Today, technological advances in deep-sea exploration bring us to the threshold of a new endeavour—one that calls upon the best of our collective capabilities.

The deep sea begins roughly 200 meters below the surface, at the depth where sunlight disappears. It makes up more than 90% of the ocean’s volume, yet most of what lies beneath remains a mystery.