"We are seeing surging momentum for a moratorium (on deep-sea mining). But at the same time, the industry is saying 2025 is the year when we're just going to start applying to mine." Greenpeace ...

To this end, the scientists evaluated 75,404 data sets on 2,637 different deep-sea species from freely accessible databases, information facilities, and non-digitized scientific literature.

Russia has bolstered a specialised unit, the "General Staff Main Directorate for Deep Sea Research" (GUGI), which deploys surface ships, submarines, and naval drones. “We are concerned about ...

“They’re a kind of open ocean, generally deep-sea fish. They probably like to hang out closer to 500 to 1000 plus ft underwater so we don’t encounter them that often, but occasionally ...

A rare deep sea fish, regarded as a harbinger of doom, has washed up on a southern California shore. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, said one of ...

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“Thanks to MBARI’s advanced underwater technology, we were able to prepare the most comprehensive description of a deep-sea animal ever made,” noted Robison. “We’ve invested more than 20 years in ...

One of Whistler’s two world-famous ski hills is opening for the season ... The announcement comes as Environment Canada says B.C.’s Sea to Sky region, including Squamish, Whistler and ...

ENCINITAS, Calif. — For the second time this year, a rare deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a chance to study the species without plumbing the depths of ...

A young man who struck and killed a pre-teen with a jet ski in Mission Bay last year was sentenced Friday to almost eight months in custody and two years of probation. Arsanyous Refat Ghaly ...

In a fascinating video, researchers have revealed a new and bizarre see-through species of sea slug floating around the midnight zone of the deep sea. It was first discovered in California by ...

This discovery marks the second time this year that one of these elusive deep-sea creatures has been found on our county's coastline. Alison Laferriere, a graduate student at Scripps Institution ...