‘Vast’ carbon sink of mud on seabed needs more protection, study shows
Landmark research finds 244m tonnes of organic carbon is stored in top 10cm of marine sediment in British waters
August 2024
The fight for iron sands: the bitter battle to protect New Zealand’s sea-floor riches
This is a pivotal moment for deep-sea mining
July 2024
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Inside the battle for top job that will decide the future of deep-sea mining
Marking a pivotal moment for the fate of the barely known ecosystems on the ocean floor, 168 nations will decide this week who will head the International Seabed Authority
‘Dark oxygen’ in depths of Pacific Ocean could force rethink about origins of life
Electrically charged metallic lumps found to produce oxygen in total darkness in process aking to how plants use photosynthesis
Seascape: the state of our oceans
‘All threats to the sea come from humans’: how lawyers are gearing up to fight for the oceans
A rising number of lawsuits in courts around the world are holding governments and corporations to account for their treatment of the seas and those who rely on them
June 2024
John Oliver recap
John Oliver on deep-sea mining: ‘Time that we stop treating the deep ocean as something to exploit’
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Save our seas: five ways to rewild and conserve the ocean
May 2024
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans
WWF-Norway says the government has breached the law ‘without adequately assessing the consequences’
January 2024
Seascape: the state of our oceans
How a US mining firm sued Mexico for billions – for trying to protect its own seabed
Local fishers helped halt underwater mining off Baja California’s coast in 2018. But then an obscure international legal process was put into motion
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Deep-sea mining: why is interest growing and what are the risks?
As Norway becomes the first country to approve deep-sea mining, scientists are alarmed but supporters insist it will aid the energy transition
Norway votes for deep-sea mining despite environmental concerns
Parliament votes 80-20 in favour while scientists warn mining could devastate marine life
December 2023
Deep sea miners turn water hoses on Greenpeace activists in the Pacific
Protesters have been using canoes and dinghies to obstruct deep sea mining exploration vessel between Mexico and Hawaii
November 2023
Here be nodules: will deep-sea mineral riches divide the Pacific family?
Members of the Pacific Islands Forums are weighing the economic potential of sea floor mining against possible harm to ocean ecosystems
October 2023
Seascape: the state of our oceans
UK backs suspension of deep-sea mining in environmental U-turn
Thérèse Coffey says data will be gathered on impact of emerging industry and UK will not support licences in meantime
August 2023
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Discovered in the deep: an octopus’s garden in the shade
Two miles under the dark ocean off California, 20,000 pearl octopuses use the gentle heat of nearby volcanic springs to help their babies hatch faster
July 2023
Seascape: the state of our oceans
International talks end without go-ahead for deep-sea mining
Seascape: the state of our oceans
James Cameron supports deep-sea mining. Scientists say it’s a huge risk. Who’s right?
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Exploring deep ocean is ‘safer than an elevator’ says James Cameron
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