Scientists said they have seen the first signs of life returning to deep sea mining tracks carved into the abyssal seabed ...

Marine ecosystems in the deep ocean show little sign of recovery even decades after experimental mining, according to new ...

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.

The findings were also consequential for mining companies eager to extract the precious metals contained within these ...

A scientific debate has emerged regarding the possibility of producing 'dark oxygen' without sunlight, through metallic nodules found deep in the ocean. The discovery challenges long-held beliefs ...

Saskia Birt uncovers the significant environmental stakes of deep-sea mining and its unforeseen role in oceanic oxygen production.

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