Cue outrage from environmentalists keen to protect the unique organisms that live in the CCZ at almost any cost. They observe that the deep sea is one of the last places on the planet not yet ...

Demand for battery materials could open up the deep sea to mining. That could cause “irreversible” harm, a new report finds.

And 12 countries have called for a moratorium on deep-sea mining, with France going further and pressing for an outright ban. Fortunately, it’s not too late for governments to stop this rush ...

That means deep-sea ecosystems take an age to recover. Mining might cause the extinction of species that have yet even to be recorded. Though surely that has happened in Sulawesi, too.

For decades, mining companies have been eager to extract rare and valuable metals and minerals from the deep sea — a practice that scientists have long warned could damage marine ecosystems. Now ...

A Norwegian study has found a “substantial” amount of metals and minerals ranging from copper to rare earths on the seabed of its extended continental shelf, authorities said on Friday in ...