Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing ...

Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing. While some ISA member states are hoping to see progress soon, a growing number ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...

As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep ...

The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach ...

After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in ...

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Regulating the industry is the responsibility of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), an independent body established ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

The seabed in international waters is governed by the International Seabed Authority (ISA), an independent body established ...

Researchers have discovered a potentially younger and active volcanic hotspot beneath the Cook Islands' waters, prompting ...

By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] Leaders at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Five Islands Campus have lauded their ...