"It is now important to try to predict the risk." Scientists make never-before-seen discovery on deep ocean floor: 'We have virtually no idea what lives there' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Did you know that the deep ocean can produce oxygen without the need of solar light nor photosynthesis? According to a study published in Nature Geoscience, ...

It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable ...

An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun’s rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight.

Sinking clumps of dead ocean life have been shown to leak up to half their carbon and more than half their nitrogen when ...

A brittlestar found on the seafloor of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone [Natural History Museum/ University of Gothenburg] Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant ...

We were not expecting to see this level of biodiversity in the Argentine deep sea, and are so excited to see it teeming with ...

In Kingston, Jamaica, by secret ballot, an election was held earlier this month. The lands whose governance was at stake are vaster than any nation, and it’s possible the consequences of the vote will ...

Deep-sea mining targets mineral deposits on the ocean floor, typically at depths of 3,000–6,000 meters. Most attention focuses on polymetallic nodules—potato-sized rocks lying on abyssal plains—and on ...

A U.S. federal agency is considering allowing companies to lease more than 45.7 million hectares (113 million acres) of ...