When most of us think about unexplored places, we picture distant planets or faraway galaxies. Yet one of the least understood parts of our world lies right here on Earth, nearly 13,000 feet below the ...

Conservationists say retrieving mineral-rich rocks will destroy sea life. Environmental studies show conflicting results.

As demand for critical metals grows, scientists have taken a rare, close look at life on the deep Pacific seabed where mining may soon begin. Over five years and 160 days at sea, researchers ...