In decades of deep-sea exploration, humans have observed less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor - an area about the size of ...

Only a tiny fraction of the deep ocean is explored, leaving 66% of Earth’s surface largely unseen. Researchers urge global, ...

you can only see a very tiny bit of the deep sea floor at any one time," says Katy Croff Bell of the nonprofit Ocean Discovery League, who led this new research. Sponsor Message She personally has ...

I n 1979, a deep-sea mining experiment in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) left a lasting mark on the seabed.Decades later, a groundbreaking study published in the journal Nature, co-led by the ...

An elusive oarfish, dubbed the \"Doomsday Fish,\" was recently caught off the Tamil Nadu coast, sparking local concern. This ...

"Deep-sea exploration led by scientists and local communities is crucial to better understanding the planet's largest ecosystem. Dr. Bell's goals to equip global coastal communities with cutting ...

President Trump signed a far-reaching executive order aimed at accelerating the development of deep-sea mining for ...

It is the largest habitat on Earth – and also the least explored. As world leaders prepare to meet in Nice for a major UN ...

“Deep-sea exploration led by scientists and local communities is crucial to better understanding the planet’s largest ecosystem. Dr. Bell’s goals to equip global coastal communities with ...

adding weight to calls for a moratorium on all deep sea mining activity during U.N.-led talks this week. A 2023 expedition to the mineral-rich Clarion Clipperton Zone by a team of scientists led ...

The deep sea refers to the part of the ocean below 200 meters (656 ft.), at which light begins to disappear. Despite making up more than 90% of the Earth’s marine environment, much of the deep-sea ...