In 1917, a civil engineer pioneered the first deep-sea vehicle to attempt filming underwater. A century later, we have James ...

If deep-sea mining follows the same trajectory as offshore ... The expedition also captured images of elegant, cup-shaped glass sponges, which are thought to have the longest life span of any ...

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Scientists exploring the ocean off the New Zealand coast believe they have discovered 100 new marine species. A 21-strong team on the Ocean Census expedition have been mapping and investigating ...

Such metals are sought-after for use in renewable energy devices and batteries, for example. But deep-sea mining is a ...

Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been named New Zealand's ...