The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. On ...

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the ...

A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near ...

From deep-diving whales to jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, these deep-sea creatures highlight how much we still have to learn about life in the ocean’s depths.

Even if local fishers receive deep-sea boats, the huge industrial ships coming into the new port loaded with fish will disrupt the local market and deny them a livelihood, he said.

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

Fisherwomen have petitioned the government for support to help them acquire deep-sea fishing vessels to compete with Chinese ships fishing in Kenyan waters.

A new discovery in one of the most remote and extreme parts of the ocean is challenging our understanding of life at ...

The ocean is home to the metals now sought after for electric car batteries, wind turbines and smartphones – so what would mining mean for the deep sea, and us?

The Trump administration plans to fast-track permits for deep-sea mining, despite pushback from conservation groups that warn that too little is known about delicate ecosystems deep underwater.

Photos show the 2-foot-long deep-sea animal found off the coast of Japan.