Among marine ecosystems, the capacity of mangroves, seagrass meadows and kelp forests to store carbon is well documented, but less is known about the sediments of the ocean floor. Two recent “blue ...

Scientists have discovered something concerning in the deep submarine canyons of Earth’s oceans, and it appears to be growing ...

Norway wants to open its Arctic seabed to mining for critical metals. Critics fear harm to fragile marine ecosystems. The WWF ...

Computer simulations demonstrated a steady decline in seabed carbon concentration across the past few decades, and this decline was attributed to intensive trawling activities. Vulnerable areas were ...

South Taranaki leaders say the Government is wrong to claim would-be seabed miners are being held up by tikanga Māori. Shane ...

Decades after DDT was banned, its residues continue to harm fish and the ocean floors near previous dumping sites.