The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

Research led by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC), with the participation of the Universitat Autònoma de ...

When bottom trawls are dragged across the seafloor, they stir up sediments. This not only releases previously stored organic ...

Companies are preparing to move forward with seabed mining, but a method for gathering critical minerals from the seafloor ...

Researchers uncovered one vertebra, and based on its size, they estimate the massive creature was at least 30 feet long when ...

Their conclusion: areas with fine-grained sediments, which play a crucial role in CO 2 storage in the Baltic Sea, should urgently be placed under protection. The study has now been published in ...

Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...

A study led by the Spanish Oceanography Institute, with the involvement of the UAB, reconstructs the recent history of marine contaminants such as ...

Deep-sea mining could unleash clouds of debris that threaten a mysterious, vital ecosystem we barely understand.

Researchers have dubbed it Ca.Electrothrix yaqonensis. That’s in honor of the Yaqona tribal people, whose descendants are now ...

TMC has made history with the first-ever application for two exploration licenses and a commercial recovery permit.

Researchers caught a close-up video of a flying sea pig (aka, a sea cucumber), and it has what looks like 50 tiny hands.