Towering rocks at the bottom of the ocean hold a surprising secret: Life. These rocks, near natural methane seeps on the seafloor, are home to methane-munching microbes, new research finds. What's ...

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Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

Carbonate rocks at Hydrate Ridge, Oregon, about 2,625 feet (800 meters) below the sea surface. In this cold, dark environment, methane seeps feed microbes living in mud and rock.

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Deep sea mining could provide minerals essential for making electric vehicles. But regulations are incomplete, and questions persist about the impact on the ocean's ability to store carbon dioxide.

Deep-sea mining for cobalt and nickel could speed up renewable energy adoption. Discoveries in the Clarion-Clipperton zone revealed unique ecosystems and oxygen-producing rocks.

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If the U.S. wants to secure critical minerals it should invest in mining and processing facilities on home soil rather than the seafloor.

Discovery of Life in Deep-Sea Rocks Inspires New Search for Life on Mars. When a researcher dyed a slice of volcanic rock more than a million years old with a material that stains DNA, he was greeted ...

“Deep-sea mining is sometimes portrayed as a story of greedy capitalists versus good scientists, but reality is rarely so clear-cut,” Flam writes.

Carbonate rocks at Hydrate Ridge, Oregon, about 2,625 feet (800 meters) below the sea surface. In this cold, dark environment, methane seeps feed microbes living in mud and rock.