Far below the ocean’s surface, in a remote stretch of the Pacific between Hawaii and Mexico, scientists have mapped 788 ...

As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor. Scientists warn of irreversible damage to deep-sea biodiversity, while ...

With baseline data tracking 3,000 tonnes of polymetallic nodules at a depth of 4,280 metres, the study represents the largest ever conducted.

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists ...

The U.S. government is moving closer to approving deep-sea mining in international waters, opening a contentious new front in ...

A deep-sea ecologist writes that the United States’ new rush to allow deep-sea mining raises significant environmental ...

Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists and Indigenous peoples ...

It will mark the world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth mud from a depth of around 6,000m on to a vessel. Read ...

TMC the metals company ended two straight days of losses on Wednesday, jumping 4.24 percent to close at $7.62 apiece as ...

New research highlights significant ecological risks from deep-sea mining, intensifying global debate over whether securing ...

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management extended the public comment period for its deep-sea mining proposal near the Mariana ...

Experts noted that the deep ocean is one of the planet’s most mysterious, fragile, and least-studied ecosystems, containing ...