A new study finds that deep-sea mining waste in the ocean’s twilight zone could disrupt food webs and starve midwater ...

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

Scientists warn deep-sea mining plumes could starve tiny marine life, disrupting food webs and threatening fisheries View on ...

New research from University of Hawai‘i at Manoa warns that particle plumes from Pacific mining operations could starve ...

The vast and mysterious depths of our oceans hold an unexpected beacon of hope in the face of the growing plastic pollution crisis. A unique breed of deep-sea bacteria has been discovered, capable of ...

An analysis of mining plumes in the Pacific Ocean reveals they kick up particles sized similarly to the more nutritious tidbits that plankton eat.

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

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

New industry-backed research shows how waste from deep-sea mining could have far-reaching effects on fish and their food.