That works out to about 0.001% of the deep sea, according to a study published Wednesday in Science Advances. In other words, 99.999% of the deep sea, defined as deeper than 200 meters ...

There is currently no commercial deep-sea mining happening anywhere in the world, though companies have been pushing for years. They appear to have found a new champion in Trump. In April ...

Humanity has only explored 0.001% of the deep sea, according to a May 2025 study.Getty Images Reporter The Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to promote mining of the deep-sea floor, a controversial way to get critical minerals that are used in a wide range of electronics and ...

The world’s oceans are on the brink of a major disaster if controversial plans to start deep sea mining in international waters go ahead as early as next year, an expert has warned. Dr. Sandor ...

Bizarre creatures like vampire squid and blobfish make their home in the dark, cold, depths of the deep sea, but most of this watery realm remains a complete mystery. That's because humans have ...

Researchers collected more than 43,000 records of dives and assessed the photos and videos to determine how much of the bottom has been seen by humans. By Rebecca Dzombak Humans have visually ...