Rescuers have finally managed to retrieve a stricken mini-sub from the bottom of the Indian Ocean. The remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) fell to the seabed on Tuesday after its cable was sliced through ...

What is deep sea mining? Deep sea mining is the practice of removing metals and minerals from the ocean’s seabed. Thousands of metres below the surface, deposits of these metals and minerals like ...

Thousands of metres below the ocean’s surface, incredible deep sea creatures live in the cold darkness. Creatures like the ghost fish, dumbo octopus and deep sea urchin are examples of animals that ...

Calls for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining have gotten louder as the results of a five-year-long investigation have been revealed. Scientists have analysed samples from the seafloor in the ...