Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of ...

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As glaciers retreat, their meltwater carries fewer nutrients that ocean life needs. This change could weaken marine ecosystems.

Scientists caution that unchecked mining could disrupt ocean food webs from the depths to dinner plates worldwide.

Deep-sea mining could unleash a silent disaster in a vital, hidden part of our oceans. That's the message from a new University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ...

The twilight zone hosts a diversity of life - including tiny krill, fish, squid, octopus and gelatinous species such as ...

Haunting video captured after a ship ferrying passengers between their cruise liner and the Dominican Republic shows the moment a catamaran disappears into the murky depths ...

A new study has found that deep-sea mining operations threaten ocean food chains, potentially impacting valuable fisheries.