As demand soars for critical minerals for electronics and renewable energies, experts have debated the risks and benefits of extracting these materials from the ocean floor. But an extensive new study ...

A carnivorous sponge near the nodule-strewn seabed of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone Graphic showing the three different types of seabed zones being explored for potential mining. A 'mount-building' ...

Hundreds of previously unknown marine species have been identified on the deep Pacific seabed after scientists completed one of the most detailed biological surveys ever conducted in waters now being ...

Scientists and ocean enthusiasts from around the world became fascinated with the discovery of a hidden deep-sea ecosystem ...

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In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to science.

A carnivorous sponge near the nodule-strewn seabed of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone - Copyright National Oceanography Centre / Smartex project (NERC)/AFP/File Handout A ...